A review of data on abundance, trends in abundance, habitat use and diet of ice-breeding seals in the Southern Ocean

CCAMLR Science

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-26

  Southwell, C ^a   Bengtson, J ^b   Bester, M ^c   Schytte Blix, A ^d   Bornemann, H ^e   Boveng, P ^b   Cameron, M ^b   Forcada, J ^f   Laake, J ^b   Nordoy E ^d   Plotz J ^e   Rogers, T ^g   Southwell, D ^a   Steinhage, D ^c   Stewart, B S ^h   Trathan, P ^f  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^h HUBBS SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; LOBODON CARCINOPHAGA; LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS; OMMATOPHOCA ROSSII;

EID: 84868379355     PISSN: 10234063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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