A reconstruction of the Cape (South African) fur seal harvest 1653-1899 and a comparison with the 20th-century harvest

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 107-110

  David, Jeremy ^a   Van Sittert, Lance ^b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HARVESTING; PINNIPED; POPULATION GROWTH; RECONSTRUCTION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VESSEL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS;

EID: 49649114336     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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