Division of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) Publication Details

The natural history and ecology of the bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus

  • Reference: Burns, J. J., and K. J. Frost. 1979. The natural history and ecology of the bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus. Pages 311–392 [In] Environmental Assessment of the Alaskan Continental Shelf: Final Reports of Principal Investigators, Volume 19. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game final report to U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of the Interior, Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program, Juneau.
  • Audiences: Scientist, Wildlife Manager
  • Authors: John J. Burns Sr., Kathryn J. Frost
  • Funding Sources: FWS-WR
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  • Keywords: Bearded Seal, Erignathus barbatus, marine mammals
  • Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/federal_aid/79_burns_frost_natural_history_ecology_bearded_seal.pdf (PDF)
  • Partners: Federal Aid-Wildlife Restoration Program, OCSEAP Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program
  • Primary Authors: John J. Burns Sr.
  • Programs: Marine Mammals
  • Project Numbers: Project W-17
  • Publication Types: Marine Mammals Report
  • Regions: Region II - Southcentral Alaska, Region III - Interior and Northeastern Alaska, Region IV - Central and Southwest Alaska, Region V - Arctic and Western Alaska
  • Species: Bearded Seal
  • Species Categories: Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: The natural history and ecology of the bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus
  • Topics: Distribution and Movements (including Migration), Population Abundance and Trends (Survey Inventory), Research, Technique Development (e.g., population survey, breakaway snares), Population Composition and Demographics, Physiology, Vital Rates, Behavioral Ecology, Dive Behavior, Anthropogenic Effects, Diet, Harvest
  • Year: 1979

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