Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 244-252

  Waluda, Claire M ^a   Staniland, Iain J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic fur seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Entanglement; Fishery; Marine debris; Scotia Sea

Indexed keywords

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; ENTANGLEMENT; FUR SEALS; MARINE DEBRIS; SCOTIA SEA;

DEBRIS; FISHERIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIRDS;

PLASTIC;

ANNUAL VARIATION; JUVENILE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; PINNIPED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL TRAPPING; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEA; SEA POLLUTION; SEAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIRD ISLAND [SOUTH GEORGIA]; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTH GEORGIA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; AVES;

EID: 84884161306     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.050     Document Type: Article

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