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Calibrating different counting methods and modeling recent trends in the western stock of Steller's sea lions

  • Reference: Testa, J. W., J. L. Sease, C. E. Stinchcomb, K. W. Pitcher, T. S. Gelatt, W. L. Perryman, and T. R. Loughlin. 2003. Calibrating different counting methods and modeling recent trends in the western stock of Steller's sea lions [abstract]. Page 162 [In] Abstracts of the 15th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 14-19 December 2003, Greensboro, North Caroline. Society for Marine Mammalogy.
  • Audiences: Wildlife Manager
  • Authors: Thomas S. Gelatt, Thomas R. Loughlin, Wayne L. Perryman, Kenneth W. Pitcher, John L. Sease, Charles E. Stinchcomb, James Ward Testa
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  • GMUs or Areas: 07, 08, 09, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22
  • Keywords: Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus, Bayesian hierarchical models, population trends, aerial photography
  • Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/calibrating_different_counting_methods_modeling_recent_trends.pdf (PDF)
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  • Primary Authors: James Ward Testa
  • Programs: Marine Mammals
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  • Publication Types: Abstract/Poster/Presentation (Scientific)
  • Regions: Region II - Southcentral Alaska, Region IV - Central and Southwest Alaska
  • Species: Steller Sea Lion
  • Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Calibrating different counting methods and modeling recent trends in the western stock of Steller's sea lions
  • Topics: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Population Abundance and Trends (Survey Inventory), Research, Technique Development (e.g., population survey, breakaway snares), Biometrics
  • Year: 2003

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