Australian sea lions Neophoca cinerea at colonies in South Australia: Distribution and abundance, 2004 to 2008

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-98

  Shaughnessy, Peter D ^a   Goldsworthy, Simon D ^b   Hamer, Derek J ^c,e   Page, Brad ^b   McIntosh, Rebecca R ^d  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Australian sea lion; Distribution; Fishery bycatch; Neophoca cinerea; Otariid

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; BYCATCH; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; PINNIPED;

AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SEAL BAY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; NEOPHOCA CINEREA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 79251508348     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00317     Document Type: Article

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