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Arctic seals as tracers of environmental and ecological change
Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 2021 Knowledge of species trophic position (TP) is an essential component of ecosystem management. Determining TP from stable nitrogen isotopes (δ15N) in predators requires understanding how these tracers vary across environments and how they relate to ...
Camille de la Vega +12 more
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Brucellosis in Ringed Seals and Harp Seals from Canada [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2000 A novel Brucella sp. was isolated from lymph nodes of four ringed seals (Phoca hispida) collected near Pangnirtung (Baffin Island, Canada) in January and February 1995 and in one harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) collected near the Magdalen Islands (Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada) in March 1996.
Lorry B. Forbes +3 more
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Alternative bait trials in the Barents Sea snow crab fishery [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Commercial harvesting of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea started in 2012 by Norwegian fishing vessels. This new fishery has significant bait requirements, representing an emerging conservation challenge.
Tomas Araya-Schmidt +4 more
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Fauna Norvegica, 1997 In the 1820’s, a relatively large harbour seal population may have inhabited the Tana River Estuary. Due to heavy persecution, especially in the 1920’s and 1930’s, it was reduced dramatically, and today there are probably less than 40 individuals left ...
Gunnar Henriksen, Kjell Moen
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Characterization of proteins and fatty acid composition in galapagos fur seal milk. Occurrence of whey and casein protein polymorphisms [PDF]
, 1988 Trillmich F, Kirchmeier D, Kirchmeier O, et al. Characterization of proteins and fatty acid composition in galapagos fur seal milk. Occurrence of whey and casein protein polymorphisms.
Seewald, Markus +15 more
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A review of the battle for food in the Barents Sea: Cod vs. marine mammals
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2015 Cod, harp seal and minke whale are the main top predators in the Barents Sea ecosystem. In the last decade, the abundance of cod has increased considerably, and is at a record high level.
Bjarte eBogstad +4 more
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Polar Research, 2021 This study presents comprehensive mapping of the current distribution of pinnipeds and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) around Svalbard based on a regional marine mammal sightings programme and explores time-trends (2005–2018).
Olof Bengtsson +4 more
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NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2022 Knowledge gaps surrounding animal welfare assessment in hunted terrestrial wild mammals and seals were highlighted in the reviews by Knudsen (2005) and EFSA (2007).
Samuel D. G. Smith, Kathrine A. Ryeng
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In search of virus carriers of the 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper virus outbreaks in European harbour seals [PDF]
, 2008 European harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) populations decreased substantially during the phocine distemper virus (PDV) outbreaks of 1988 and 2002. Different hypotheses have stated that various seals and terrestrial carnivore species might be the source of ...
Sonne, C. +10 more
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Archaeologia Lituana, 2020 The article presents the results of traceological studies of two harp seal bacula, from the Šventoji 3 site (coastal Lithuania). As a result of the microscopic observations carried out, technological and functional microtraces were discovered on both ...
Grzegorz Osipowicz
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