Large-scale marine ecosystem change and the conservation of marine mammals

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 529-533

  O'Shea, Thomas J ^a   Odell, Daniel K ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Climate change; Fisheries; Marine ecosystems; Marine mammals; Ocean noise; Pinnipeds; Sirenians; Whales

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FISHERY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PINNIPED; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; UNDERWATER NOISE; WHALE;

ALGAE; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PINNIPEDIA; SIRENIA;

EID: 45249111560     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-S-416R.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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