Status of grey seals along mainland Europe from the Southwestern Baltic to France

The grey seal was a common species along mainland Europe during the Stone Age (8,000-5,500 BC). Along the North Sea coast populations started to decline substantially during the 11th century as a result of excessive hunting. The last breeding populations disappeared in the 16th century in the Wadden...

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Main Authors: Tero Härkönen, Sophie Brasseur, Jonas Teilmann, Cecile Vincent, Rune Dietz, Kai Abt, Peter Reijnders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007-01-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2721