GIS-based analysis of harp and hooded seal sighting locations on shore in the Southern Gulf of Maine

Journal of Interdisciplinary Mathematics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 267-285

  Harris, David E ^a   Mosher, Rosemary ^b   Gupta, Sat ^c   Bampton, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Border phenomena; Seal; Stranding

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; BORDER PHENOMENA; GULF OF MAINE; INTERTIDAL ZONES; NON-PARAMETRIC STATISTICS; ORDINAL LOGISTIC REGRESSION; REPORTING BIAS; STRANDING;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; SEALS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84890072721     PISSN: 09720502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09720502.2006.10700443     Document Type: Article

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