The impact of the fur seal industry on the distribution and abundance of cape fur seals arctocephalus pusillus pusillus on the eastern cape coast of south africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-245

  Stewardson, C L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1080/00359199909520626     Document Type: Article

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