Limitations of an optimum sustainable population or potential biological removal approach for conserving marine mammals: Pacific walrus case study

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-66

  Robards, Martin D ^a   Burns, John J ^b   Meek, Chanda L ^a   Watson, Annette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Decision rule; Ecosystem; Governance; Odobenus rosmarus divergens; Population; Resilience

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; MAMMALS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL; CASE-STUDIES; DECISION RULES; GOVERNANCE; MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS; MARINE MAMMALS; ODOBENU ROSMARU DIVERGEN; POPULATION; POPULATION REMOVAL; RESILIENCE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PINNIPED; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ARCTIC; CASE STUDY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CARRYING CAPACITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LAW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPECIES HABITAT; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

MAMMALIA; ODOBENIDAE; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 70350208793     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.08.016     Document Type: Review

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