Population growth and colonization of Steller sea lions in the Glacier Bay region of southeastern Alaska: 1970s-2009

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 852-880

  Mathews, Elizabeth A ^a   Womble, Jamie N ^b   Pendleton, Grey W ^c   Jemison, Lauri A ^c   Maniscalco, John M ^d   Streveler, Greg ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

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

^d ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^e Icy Strait Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Dispersal; Eumetopias jubatus; Otariid; Population trends; Range expansion; Rookery development; Seasonal haul out patterns

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; COLONIZATION; DEGLACIATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DISPERSAL; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; MORTALITY; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH; PREY AVAILABILITY; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; GLACIER BAY; UNITED STATES;

EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 80053643335     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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