Range contraction in a beluga whale population

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-75

  Rugh, David J ^a   Shelden, Kim E W ^a   Hobbs, Roderick C ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance decline; Beluga whale; Cook inlet; Delphinapterus leucas; Human disturbance; Range contraction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WHALE;

ALASKA; COOK INLET; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS;

EID: 77955118880     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00293     Document Type: Article

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