Trend data do support the sequential nature of pinniped and sea otter declines in the North Pacific Ocean, but does it really matter?

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 748-754

  Estes, J A ^a   Doak, D F ^b   Springer, A M ^c   Williams, T M ^a   Van Vliet, G B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSTELID; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 67849102131     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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