Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena abundance in the southwestern Baltic Sea

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 215-223

  Scheidat, M ^a,b   Gilles, A ^a   Kock, K H ^c   Siebert, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abundance; Aerial survey; Baltic Sea; Bycatch; Distribution; Harbour porpoise

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 79952094561     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00161     Document Type: Article

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