Causes of Mortality of Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska From 2002 to 2012

Causes of Mortality of Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska From 2002 to 2012

Most of the world’s sea otters reside in Alaska, but there has never been an assessment of long-term mortality patterns for this keystone predator. We examined data collected from 780 northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) carcasses recovered in Alaska from 2002 to 2012 to evaluate the causes o...

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Main Authors: Kathleen Ann Burek Huntington, Verena Ann Gill, Amanda M. Berrian, Tracey Goldstein, Pam Tuomi, Barbara A. Byrne, Kristin Worman, Jonna Mazet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
northern sea otter
Enhydra lutris kenyoni
Alaska
stranding
mortality
Strep syndrome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.630582/full

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