Estimation of pup production of hooded and harp seals in the Greenland Sea in 2007: Reducing uncertainty using generalized additive models

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 42, Issue , 2009, Pages 103-123

  Øigård, Tor Arne ^a   Haug, Tore ^a   Nilssen, Kjell Tormod ^a   Salberg, Arnt Børre ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abundance; Aerial surveys; Greenland Sea; Harp seal; Hooded seal; Pup production

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858129730     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v42.m642     Document Type: Article

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