Use of glacial and terrestrial habitats by harbor seals in Glacier Bay, Alaska: Costs and benefits

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 429, Issue , 2011, Pages 277-290

  Blundell, Gail M ^a   Womble, Jamie N ^b,c   Pendleton, Grey W ^a   Karpovich, Shawna A ^a   Gende, Scott M ^c   Herreman, Jason K ^d  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Body condition; Foraging behaviour; Habitat use; Phocid; Pinniped; Stable isotopes; Time depth recorder

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BODY CONDITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; PELAGIC FISH; PINNIPED; STABLE ISOTOPE; TIDEWATER GLACIER;

ALASKA; GLACIER BAY; UNITED STATES;

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; PISCES;

EID: 79956128271     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09073     Document Type: Article

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