The distribution and abundance of seals in the eastern Beaufort Sea / Ian Stirling and Ralph Archibald, Canadian Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Environment, and Douglas DeMaster, Department of Ecology...: En3-6/1E-PDF
"The two main seal species which occur in the Beaufort Sea are the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) and the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus). Harvest of these seals provides an important part of the Inuit economy. In addition, the seals support the polar bear (Ursus maritimus ) population of the western Arctic and, to a substantial degree, the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus), both of which are also important to the Inuit economy and culture"--Summary.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Beaufort Sea Project (Canada) |
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| Title | The distribution and abundance of seals in the eastern Beaufort Sea / Ian Stirling and Ralph Archibald, Canadian Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Environment, and Douglas DeMaster, Department of Ecology and Behaviorial Biology, University of Minnesota. |
| Series title | Beaufort Sea technical report ; #1 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-58). |
| Publishing information | Victoria, B.C. : Beaufort Sea Project, Dept. of the Environment, December, 1975. |
| Author / Contributor | Stirling, Ian, author. Archibald, W. R. (William Ralph), 1948- author. DeMaster, Douglas, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ii, 58 pages) : charts, photographs. |
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| Subject terms | Seals Population distribution |