Estimates of island-wide sea otter population density as surveyed with boats circumnavigating nine focal islands within the central and western Aleutian Islands (Alaska) from 1991-2015. ...

Island-wide sea otter population densities were quantified at each of six focal islands (as well as three other islands) over the last three decades (1991-2015). Surveys were conducted opportunistically as part of a long-term monitoring program coordinated and overseen by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

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Main Authors: Estes, James A., Steneck, Robert S., Rasher, Douglas B.
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) 2021
Subjects:
Sea Otter
survey
keystone predator
population dynamics
long-term monitoring
Enhydra lutris
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.838077.1
https://hdl.handle.net/1912/26730
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Summary:Island-wide sea otter population densities were quantified at each of six focal islands (as well as three other islands) over the last three decades (1991-2015). Surveys were conducted opportunistically as part of a long-term monitoring program coordinated and overseen by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ...

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