Seals at sea: Modelling seal distribution in the German bight based on aerial survey data

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 811-820

  Herr, Helena ^a   Scheidat, M ^a,b   Lehnert, K ^a   Siebert, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PINNIPED; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; SANDBANK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMAN BIGHT; NORTH SEA;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67349117793     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1105-x     Document Type: Article

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