Estimation of seal pup production from aerial surveys using generalized additive models

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 847-858

  Salberg, Arnt Boørre ^a   Oøigård, Tor Arne ^b   Stenson, Garry B ^c   Haug, Tore ^b   Nilssen, Kjell T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AERIAL SURVEY; PINNIPED; POPULATION MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

PHOCA GROENLANDICA;

EID: 67649295528     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-040     Document Type: Article

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