A new method of counting Phoca vitulina ssp. stejnegeri (Phocidae, Carnivora) on the Commander Islands (Russia)

• Published in: Nature Conservation Research
• Main Author: Evgeny G. Mamaev
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Fund for Support and Development of Protected Areas "Bear Land" 2018
• Subjects: abundance; birth rate; counting method; Kuril Seal; Red Data Book; rookery; seal; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Kamen’; Kamni; Bering Island; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24189/ncr.2018.047; https://doaj.org/article/e8be891bccce457cb630725f67182f20

The Kuril Seal Phoca vitulina ssp. stejnegeri is a permanent inhabitant of the coast of the Commander Islands. The ecology of the Kuril Seal, and in particular, the features of its life cycle, the population structure and the level of fertility are poorly known. Most publications are devoted to the...