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Sex and Age Composition of Walrus Groups Hauled Out on Ice Floes in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, 2013-2015

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These data are in one table with age and sex composition counts of groups of walruses on ice floes in the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas. Counts were collected by visual observations from boats.

Author(s): Jay, C. V.; Quakenbush, L. T.; Citta, J. J.; Fischbach, A. S.; Battaile, B. C.

Suggested Citation:
Jay, C. V., Quakenbush, L. T., Citta, J. J., Fischbach, A. S. and Battaile, B. C., 2020, Sex and age composition of walrus groups hauled out on ice floes in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, 2013-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F79K4894.

Referenced Publication(s):

Taylor, R. L., M. S. Udevitz, C. V. Jay, J. J. Citta, L. T. Quakenbush, P. R. Lemons, and J. A. Snyder. 2018. Demography of the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) in a changing Arctic. Marine Mammal Science 34(1):54-86. doi:10.1111/mms.12434

Taylor, R. L. and M. S. Udevitz. 2015. Demography of the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens): 1974-2006. Marine Mammal Science 31(1):231-254. doi:10.1111/mms.12156

Beatty, W. S., P. R. Lemons, J. P. Everett, C. J. Lewis, R. L. Taylor, R. L. Lynn, S. A. Sethi, L. Quakenbush, J. J. Citta, M. L. Kissling, N. Kryukova, and J. K. Wenburg. 2022. Estimating Pacific walrus abundance and survival with multievent mark-recapture models. Marine Ecology Progress Series 697:167-182. doi:10.3354/meps14131

DataID: 354 | doi:10.5066/F79K4894 | Date Posted Online: 2020-12-14 | Last Updated: 2020-12-15 08:56:51

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Sex and Age Composition of Walrus Groups Hauled Out on Ice Floes in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, 2013-2015