The world's northernmost harbour seal population-how many are there?

This study presents the first abundance estimate for the world's northernmost harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population, which resides in Svalbard, Norway, based on three digital stereoscopic photographic surveys conducted in 2009 and 2010. The counts from these high resolution 3D images were co...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Merkel, Christian Lydersen, Nigel G Yoccoz, Kit M Kovacs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3701074?pdf=render