Dramatic shifts in Hawaiian monk seal distribution predicted from divergent regional trends

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-93

  Baker, Jason D ^a   Harting, Albert L ^b   Wurth, Tracy A ^c   Johanos, Thea C ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b Harting Biological Consulting   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Hawaiian monk seal; Monachus schauinslandi; Population growth rate; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SURVIVAL;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; MONACHUS; MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI;

EID: 78650539337     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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