Determining spatial and temporal overlap of an endangered seabird with a large commercial trawl fishery

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 103-115

  Zador, Stephani G ^a,b   Parrish, Julia K ^a   Punt, André E ^a   Burke, Jennifer L ^a   Fitzgerald, Shannon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaskam; Phoebastria albatrus; Risk analysis; Short tailed albatross; Spatial overlap; Temporal overlap; Trawl

Indexed keywords

AVES; DIOMEDEA ALBATRUS; DIOMEDEIDAE;

EID: 77958487049     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00152     Document Type: Article

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