Methods for determining the numbers and availability of ringed seals

F OLLOWING upon studies of the life history of the ringed seal, Phoca hispida Schreber, its bionomics are being considered in order to develop a rational basis for exploitation. A preliminary report on the economics of seal hunting has been published previously (McLaren 1958), but was not written fo...

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Main Author: Ian A. Mclaren
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1961
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.522.9232
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic14-3-162.pdf
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Summary:F OLLOWING upon studies of the life history of the ringed seal, Phoca hispida Schreber, its bionomics are being considered in order to develop a rational basis for exploitation. A preliminary report on the economics of seal hunting has been published previously (McLaren 1958), but was not written for wide distribution. A discussion of population ecology and