Does predation by grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) affect Bothnian Sea herring stock estimates?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1448-1456

  Gårdmark, Anna ^a   Östman, Örjan ^a   Nielsen, Anders ^b   Lundström, Karl ^a   Karlsson, Olle ^c   Pönni, Jukka ^d   Aho, Teija ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; BIOMASS; CLUPEOID; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; MORTALITY; PELAGIC FISH; PINNIPED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BOTHNIAN SEA; GULF OF BOTHNIA;

CLUPEA; CLUPEIDAE; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84865509023     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss099     Document Type: Article

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