Use of Multiple Methods to Estimate Walrus (<i>Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus</i>) Abundance in the Penny Strait-Lancaster Sound and West Jones Sound Stocks, Canada

Use of Multiple Methods to Estimate Walrus (<i>Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus</i>) Abundance in the Penny Strait-Lancaster Sound and West Jones Sound Stocks, Canada

Surveys to estimate walrus abundance at terrestrial haulout sites in the Penny Strait-Lancaster Sound (PS-LS) and West Jones Sound (WJS) stocks were conducted in 1977 and 1998-2009. The Minimum Counted Population (MCP) was similar in 1977 (565) to recent years (557) for the PS-LS stock. The MCP for...

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Main Authors: Robert EA Stewart, Erik W Born, J Blair Dunn, William R Koski, Anna K Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2014-12-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Subjects:
walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
abundance
Canada
surveys
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2608

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