Population trends, diet, genetics, and observations of Steller sea lions in Glacier Bay National Park

• Main Authors: Gelatt, Tom, Trites, Andrew W., Hastings, Kelly, Jemsion, Lauri, Pitcher, Ken, O'Corry-Crowe, Greg
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: United States Geological Survey 2007
• Subjects: Sea lions > Alaska; Marine mammals > Alaska; Marine mammals > Ecology; Glacier Bay; Hastings; Lauri; glacier; Marble Island; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.nps.gov/glba/naturescience/upload/Gelatt_etal2007_StellerSeaLions.pdf; http://digitool.fcla.edu:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=1199309

We are using demographics, scat analysis, and genetic measurements of Steller sea lions (SSLs)to understand the factors affecting population status throughout Alaska. Steller sea lions are listed as threatened throughout Southeast Alaska including Glacier Bay National Park where they frequent at lea...