Steller sea lions and fisheries : competition at sea?
A leading hypothesis to explain the decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in western Alaska is the reduction of prey abundance or change in prey distributions caused by commercial fisheries. We sought to improve on past studies that attempted to assess competition between sea lions and f...
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| Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32588 |