Biologging technologies: New tools for conservation. Introduction

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Bograd, Steven J ^a   Block, Barbara A ^b   Costa, Daniel P ^c   Godley, Brendan J ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Biologging; Conservation; Environmental sensors; Oceanography; Tagging technologies; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTELEMETRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLICY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STATISTICAL DATA; TAGGING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952195615     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00269     Document Type: Article

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