STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ESTIMATING NUMBERS OF CAPE FUR SEAL PUPS FROM AERIAL SURVEYS

The Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus of South Africa and Namibia breeds in 23 colonies. Aerial surveys have been used to estimate numbers of pups during breeding seasons from December 1971 to December 1978, and the results have been presented by Shaughnessy (1987). In this paper we develop stati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine mammal science 1987-10, Vol.3 (4), p.297-307
Hauptverfasser:	Cressie, N. A. C., Shaughnessy, P. D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aerial surveys Arctocephalus pusillus Cape fur seal Marine pup population estimates statistical methods
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