Fall migration of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) through the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, 2001-02

Arctic

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-44

  Harwood, Lois A ^a   Smith, Thomas G ^b   Auld, James C ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b EMC Eco Marine Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska north slope; Beaufort sea; Cape parry; Chukchi sea; Diving; Fall migration; Ringed seal; Subadult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIVING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIGRATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE SIZE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TAGGING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; CHUKCHI SEA; NORTH SLOPE; UNITED STATES;

PHOCA; PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 84858590813     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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