Marine mammal distribution and abundance in an offshore sub-region of the northeastern Chukchi Sea during the open-water season

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 116-126

  Aerts, Lisanne A M ^a   McFarland, Alexandra E ^b   Watts, Bridget H ^b   Lomac MacNair, Kate S ^c   Seiser, Pamela E ^d   Wisdom, Sheyna S ^b   Kirk, Alex V ^e   Schudel, Carissa A ^e  

^a LAMA Ecological   (United States)

^b Fairweather Technologies LLC   (United States)

^c Northern Exploration Services LLC   (United States)

^d ABR Inc   (United States)

^e OASIS Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Chukchi Sea; Density; Marine mammals; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MARINE MAMMAL; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA;

ANIMALIA; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; ERIGNATHUS; MAMMALIA; ODOBENIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 84885312124     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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