A decade of harbour porpoise occurrence in German waters-Analyses of aerial surveys, incidental sightings and strandings

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-80

  Siebert, Ursula ^a   Gilles, Anita ^a   Lucke, Klaus ^a   Ludwig, Martje ^a   Benke, Harald ^b   Kock, Karl Hermann ^c   Scheidat, Meike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerial surveys; Baltic Sea; By catch; Incidental sightings; North Sea; Phocoena phocoena; Strandings

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; BYCATCH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PORPOISE; SEASONALITY; STRANDING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH SEA;

ANIMALIA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 33745487708     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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