Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska
The population of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, is geographically isolated and appears to be declining. Conservation efforts require appropriate information about population levels and trends, feeding and behavior, reproduction, and natural and anthropogenic impacts. This st...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/26390 2023-05-15T15:41:37+02:00 Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska Huntington , Henry P. 2002 application/pdf 134-140 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26390 en eng 0090-1830 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26390 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/9776 403 2013-10-27 12:30:58 9776 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Biology Ecology Fisheries article TRUE 2002 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:03:10Z The population of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, is geographically isolated and appears to be declining. Conservation efforts require appropriate information about population levels and trends, feeding and behavior, reproduction, and natural and anthropogenic impacts. This study documents traditional ecological knowledge of the Alaska Native hunters of belugas in Cook Inlet to add information from this critical source. Traditional knowledge about belugas has been documented elsewhere by the author, and the same methods were used in Cook Inlet to systematically gather information concerning knowledge of the natural history of this beluga population and its habitat. The hunters’knowledge is largely consistent with what is known from previous research, and it extends the published descriptions of the ecology of beluga whales in Cook Inlet. Making this information available and involving the hunters to a greater extent in research and management are important contributions to the conservation of Cook Inlet beluga Article in Journal/Newspaper Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Alaska IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications |
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Biology Ecology Fisheries Huntington , Henry P. Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska |
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The population of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, is geographically isolated and appears to be declining. Conservation efforts require appropriate information about population levels and trends, feeding and behavior, reproduction, and natural and anthropogenic impacts. This study documents traditional ecological knowledge of the Alaska Native hunters of belugas in Cook Inlet to add information from this critical source. Traditional knowledge about belugas has been documented elsewhere by the author, and the same methods were used in Cook Inlet to systematically gather information concerning knowledge of the natural history of this beluga population and its habitat. The hunters’knowledge is largely consistent with what is known from previous research, and it extends the published descriptions of the ecology of beluga whales in Cook Inlet. Making this information available and involving the hunters to a greater extent in research and management are important contributions to the conservation of Cook Inlet beluga |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Huntington , Henry P. |
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Huntington , Henry P. |
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Huntington , Henry P. |
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Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska |
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Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska |
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Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska |
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Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska |
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Traditional Knowledge of the Ecology of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska |
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traditional knowledge of the ecology of belugas, delphinapterus leucas, in cook inlet, alaska |
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2002 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26390 |
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Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Alaska |
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Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Alaska |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/9776 403 2013-10-27 12:30:58 9776 United States National Marine Fisheries Service |
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0090-1830 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26390 |
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