Estimating seal pup production in the Greenland Sea using Bayesian hierarchical modeling

• Main Authors: Jullum, Martin, Thorarinsdottir, Thordis, Bachl, Fabian E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2018
• Subjects: Applications stat.AP; FOS Computer and information sciences; Greenland; Laplace; Greenland Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1808.09254; https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.09254

The Greenland Sea is an important breeding ground for harp and hooded seals. Estimates of the annual seal pup production are critical factors in the abundance estimation needed for management of the species. These estimates are usually based on counts from aerial photographic surveys. However, only...