The effects of vessel approaches on the New Zealand fur seal (arctocephalus forsteri) in the bay of plenty, New Zealand

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 501-519

  Cowling, Mary ^a   Kirkwood, Roger ^b,c   Boren, Laura ^d   Sutherland, Duncan ^b   Scarpaci, Carol ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research Department   (Australia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Controlled approaches; Management; Pinniped; Recolonizing; Tourism

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; DISTURBANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PINNIPED; RECOLONIZATION; VESSEL;

BAY OF PLENTY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 84928205166     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mms.12171     Document Type: Article

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