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ArticlePeerJ2024

Spring haul-out behavior of seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas: implications for abundance estimation.

Josh M London, Paul B Conn, Stacie M Koslovsky, Erin L Richmond, Jay M Ver Hoef, Michael F Cameron, Justin A Crawford, Andrew L Von Duyke, Lori Quakenbush, Peter L Boveng

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Josh M LondonMarine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
Paul B ConnMarine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
Stacie M KoslovskyMarine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
Erin L RichmondMarine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
Jay M Ver HoefMarine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
Michael F CameronMarine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
Justin A CrawfordArctic Marine Mammals Program, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, AK, USA.
Andrew L Von DuykeDepartment of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiaġvik, AK, USA.
Lori QuakenbushArctic Marine Mammals Program, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks, AK, USA.
Peter L BovengMarine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, United States of America.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ice-associated seals rely on sea ice for a variety of activities, including pupping, breeding, molting, and resting. In the Arctic, many of these activities occur in spring (April through June) as sea ice begins to melt and retreat northward. Rapid acceleration of climate change in Arctic ecosystems is therefore of concern as the quantity and quality of suitable habitat is forecast to decrease. Robust estimates of seal population abundance are needed to properly monitor the impacts of these changes over time. Aerial surveys of seals on ice are an efficient method for counting seals but must be paired with estimates of the proportion of seals out of the water to derive population abundance. In this paper, we use hourly percent-dry data from satellite-linked bio-loggers deployed between 2005 and 2021 to quantify the proportion of seals hauled out on ice. This information is needed to accurately estimate abundance from aerial survey counts of ice-associated seals (

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Seals, EarlessSeasonsAnimalsArctic RegionsBehavior, AnimalClimate ChangeEcosystemFemaleIce CoverOceans and SeasPopulation DensityAerial survey detectabilityAlaskaBearded sealBering SeaChukchi SeaGeneralized linear mixed pseudo-modelHaul-out behaviorPhocidaeRibbon sealSpotted seal

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PMID39399416
PMCPMC11471145

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