The status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the United Kingdom
The UK holds approximately 40% of the European harbour seal population, with the majority found around the coasts of Scotland. Harbour seal populations in the UK have been monitored through a series of repeated aerial surveys of animals hauled out during the annual moult in early August. This moult...
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Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2010-09-01
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Series: | NAMMCO Scientific Publications |
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2679 |