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Commercial whaling and "whale killers": A reanalysis of evidence for sequental megafauna collapse in the North Pacific

  • Reference: Wade, P., L. Barrett-Lennard, N. Black, R. Brownell Jr., S. Cerchio, P. Clapham, M. Dahlheim, P. Dayton, N. Friday, L. Fritz, J. Jacobsen, T. Loughlin, C. Matkin, D. Matkin, A. Mehta, S. Mizroch, M. Muto, D. Rice, D. Siniff, R. Small, J. Straley, and G. Van Blaricom. 2003. Commercial whaling and "whale killers": A reanalysis of evidence for sequental megafauna collapse in the North Pacific [abstract]. Page 170 [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: Lance G. Barrett-Lennard, Nancy A. Black, Robert Brownell, Sal Cerchio, Phillip J. Clapham, Marilyn E. Dahlheim, Paul Dayton, Nancy A. Friday, Lowell W. Fritz, Jeff K. Jacobsen, Thomas R. Loughlin, Craig O. Matkin, Dena R. Matkin, Amee V. Mehta, Sally A. Mizroch, Marcia M. Muto, Dale W. Rice, Donald B. Siniff, Robert J. Small, Janice M. Straley, Glenn R. VanBlaricom, Paul R. Wade
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  • GMUs or Areas: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18
  • Keywords: bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus, harbor seal, Phoca vitulina, ribbon seal, Phoca fasciata, ringed seal, Phoca hispida, spotted seal, Phoca largha, Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus, sea otters, Enhydra lutris kenyoni, killer whales, Orcinus orca, gray whales, Eschrichtius robustus, humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, predation, commercial whaling, Aleutians/Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Southeast Alaska
  • Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/commercial_whaling_whale_killers_reanalysis_evidence.pdf (PDF)
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  • Primary Authors: Paul R. Wade
  • Programs: Marine Mammals
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  • Publication Types: Abstract/Poster/Presentation (Scientific)
  • Regions: Region I - Southeast Alaska, Region II - Southcentral Alaska, Region IV - Central and Southwest Alaska
  • Species: Bearded Seal, Gray Whale, Harbor Seal, Humpback Whale, Killer Whale, Minke Whale, Northern Sea Otter, Ribbon Seal, Ringed Seal, Spotted Seal, Steller Sea Lion
  • Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Furbearers, Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Commercial whaling and "whale killers": A reanalysis of evidence for sequental megafauna collapse in the North Pacific
  • Topics: Predation, Anthropogenic Effects, Diet
  • Year: 2003

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