Comparison of survey methods for estimating abundance of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in glacial fjords

The importance of glacial ice habitats to harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Alaska has become increasinglyapparent. However, enumerating harbor seals hauled out on ice in glacial fjords has been difficult. At Johns Hopkins Inlet in Glacier Bay, Alaska, we compared a shore-basedcounting method to a la...

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Main Authors: Bengtson, John L., Phillips, Alana V., Mathews, Elizabeth A., Simpkins, Michael A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25520