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Natural and human effects on harbor seal abundance and spatial distribution in an Alaskan glacial fjord

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Jansen, John K., Boveng, Peter L., Ver Hoef, Jay M., Dahle, Shawn P., Bengtson, John L. (2015): Natural and human effects on harbor seal abundance and spatial distribution in an Alaskan glacial fjord. Marine Mammal Science 31 (1): 66-89, DOI: 10.1111/mms.12140, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12140

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