Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska

The population of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, is geographically isolated and appears to be declining. Conservation efforts require appropriate information about population levels and trends, feeding and behavior, reproduction, and natural and anthropogenic impacts. This st...

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Main Author: Huntington , Henry P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Biology
Ecology
Fisheries
Beluga
Beluga*
Delphinapterus leucas
Alaska
Online Access:http://aquaticcommons.org/9776/
http://aquaticcommons.org/9776/1/mfr62312.pdf
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spelling ftaquaticcommons:oai:generic.eprints.org:9776 2023-05-15T15:41:37+02:00 Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska Huntington , Henry P. 2002 application/pdf http://aquaticcommons.org/9776/ http://aquaticcommons.org/9776/1/mfr62312.pdf en eng http://aquaticcommons.org/9776/1/mfr62312.pdf Huntington , Henry P. (2002) Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Marine Fisheries Review, 62(3), pp. 134-140. Biology Ecology Fisheries Article PeerReviewed 2002 ftaquaticcommons 2020-02-27T09:23:51Z The population of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, is geographically isolated and appears to be declining. Conservation efforts require appropriate information about population levels and trends, feeding and behavior, reproduction, and natural and anthropogenic impacts. This study documents traditional ecological knowledge of the Alaska Native hunters of belugas in Cook Inlet to add information from this critical source. Traditional knowledge about belugas has been documented elsewhere by the author, and the same methods were used in Cook Inlet to systematically gather information concerning knowledge of the natural history of this beluga population and its habitat. The hunters’knowledge is largely consistent with what is known from previous research, and it extends the published descriptions of the ecology of beluga whales in Cook Inlet. Making this information available and involving the hunters to a greater extent in research and management are important contributions to the conservation of Cook Inlet beluga Article in Journal/Newspaper Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Alaska International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC): Aquatic Commons
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Ecology
Fisheries
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Ecology
Fisheries
Huntington , Henry P.
Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska
topic_facet Biology
Ecology
Fisheries
description The population of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, is geographically isolated and appears to be declining. Conservation efforts require appropriate information about population levels and trends, feeding and behavior, reproduction, and natural and anthropogenic impacts. This study documents traditional ecological knowledge of the Alaska Native hunters of belugas in Cook Inlet to add information from this critical source. Traditional knowledge about belugas has been documented elsewhere by the author, and the same methods were used in Cook Inlet to systematically gather information concerning knowledge of the natural history of this beluga population and its habitat. The hunters’knowledge is largely consistent with what is known from previous research, and it extends the published descriptions of the ecology of beluga whales in Cook Inlet. Making this information available and involving the hunters to a greater extent in research and management are important contributions to the conservation of Cook Inlet beluga
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Huntington , Henry P.
author_facet Huntington , Henry P.
author_sort Huntington , Henry P.
title Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska
title_short Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska
title_full Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska
title_fullStr Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska
title_full_unstemmed Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska
title_sort traditional knowledge of the ecology of belugas, delphinapterus leucas, in cook inlet, alaska
publishDate 2002
url http://aquaticcommons.org/9776/
http://aquaticcommons.org/9776/1/mfr62312.pdf
genre Beluga
Beluga*
Delphinapterus leucas
Alaska
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Beluga*
Delphinapterus leucas
Alaska
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Huntington , Henry P. (2002) Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Marine Fisheries Review, 62(3), pp. 134-140.
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