Ten thousand and increasing: Is the western Arctic population of bowhead whale endangered?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-583

  Gerber, L R ^a   Keller, A C ^a   DeMaster, D P ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowhead whale; Endangered species; Risk of extinction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CENSUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WHALE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; MEGAPTERA;

EID: 34249306231     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.03.024     Document Type: Article

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