Evaluation of Alaska Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) population surveys: A simulation study (1995-1996)

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Gulf of Alaska Data Portal
• Subjects: harbor seal; Phoca vitulina; survey design; aerial count; Gulf of Alaska; simulation; Exxon Valdez; Oil Spill; Alaska; EVOSTC; exxon valdez oil spill trustee council; vitulina
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/df35b.10.8

We used simulation to investigate robust designs for the Alaska harbor seal population surveys. We employed an operating model approach, creating simulated harbor seal population dynamics and haulout behavior that incorporated all factors thought to potentially affect the performance of aerial surve...