Estimating Demographic Parameters for Bearded Seals, Erignathus barbatus, in Alaska Using Close‐Kin Mark‐Recapture Methods

Estimating Demographic Parameters for Bearded Seals, Erignathus barbatus, in Alaska Using Close‐Kin Mark‐Recapture Methods

ABSTRACT Reliable estimates of population abundance and demographics are essential for managing harvested species. Ice‐associated phocids, “ice seals,” are a vital resource for subsistence‐dependent coastal Native communities in western and northern Alaska, USA. In 2012, the Beringia distinct popula...

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Main Authors: Brian D. Taras, Paul B. Conn, Mark V. Bravington, Andrzej Kilian, Aimée R. Lang, Anna Bryan, Raphaela Stimmelmayr, Lori Quakenbush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
Subjects:
abundance estimation
kinship
life history
phocid
subsistence harvest
survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70035
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