Habitat selection by hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-185

  Andersen, Julie M ^a   Wiersma, Yolanda F ^a   Stenson, Garry B ^b   Hammill, Mike O ^c   Rosing Asvid, Aqqalu ^d   Skern Maurizen, Mette ^e  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^e INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cystophora cristata; first passage time; GAM; habitat model; habitat use; hooded seal; migration; sex and age differences

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PINNIPED; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); BAFFIN BAY [ARCTIC OCEAN]; DAVIS STRAIT;

CYSTOPHORA (MAMMALIA); CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA;

EID: 84871197669     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss133     Document Type: Article

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