Ringed-seal winter ecology and effects of noise disturbance. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5193007

Kelly, B P; Quakenbush, L T; Rose, J R

The ecological importance of lair use and the responses of individual ringed seals to noise disturbance were studied telemetrically over three years. The objectives were: to determine the number of subnivean lairs utilized by individual ringed seals and the spatial distribution of those lairs; to determine the patterns of daily and seasonal use of subnivean lairs by ringed seals; to determine the thermal advantage realized by ringed seals occupying subnivean lairs; and to determine how lair occupancy is affected by noise disturbances, including seismic exploration.

• Research Organization: Alaska Univ., Fairbanks, AK (USA). Inst. of Marine Science
• OSTI ID: 5193007
• Report Number(s): PB-89-234694/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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