Correlation of a strong alaska coastal current with the presence of beluga whales delphinapterus leucas near barrow, Alaska

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 474, Issue , 2013, Pages 287-297

  Stafford, Kathleen M ^a   Okkonen, Stephen R ^b   Clarke, Janet T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Alaska coastal current; Beluga whale; Delphinapterus leucas; Passive acoustic monitoring

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; COASTAL CURRENT; CORRELATION; GROUP SIZE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SHELF BREAK; VOCALIZATION; WHALE;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874029936     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10076     Document Type: Review

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