Abundance of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic: Variability in time and space

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 870-886

  Skaug, Hans J ^a   Øien, Nils ^a   Schweder, Tore ^b   Bøthun, Gjermund ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 6344249362     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-020     Document Type: Article

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