Beluga whale body condition: evaluating environmental variables on beluga body condition indicators in the Tarium Niryutait MPA, Beaufort Sea
The development of indicators as tools for ecosystem monitoring is a key step in the management of marine protected areas (MPAs). This study uses previously developed sex-specific body condition indices, blubber thickness, and girth, to assess temporal changes in body condition from 2000 to 2015 in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Arctic Science |
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| Online Access: | https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2021-0026 |