Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41918859›Full record

ArticlePeerJ2026

First New Zealand fur seal population assessment at the Bounty Islands in 30 years.

Alasdair A Hall, Thomas Mattern, Kalinka Rexer-Huber, Klemens Pütz, Jody S Weir

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alasdair A HallHall Marine Consulting, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thomas MatternDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Kalinka Rexer-HuberDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Klemens PützAntarctic Research Trust, Bremervörde, Germany.
Jody S WeirDepartment of Conservation, Kaikōura, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A common pitfall in wildlife population monitoring is targeting effort towards locations which are easily accessible due to logistical and resource constraints. This can limit nuanced understandings of population dynamics for species which experience varying stressors through space. The only long-term monitoring programmes for New Zealand fur seal (

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Fur SealsAnimalsIslandsNew ZealandPopulation DensityPopulation DynamicsArctocephalus forsteriBounty IslandsNew Zealand fur sealPopulation monitoringSub-AntarcticUnmanned aerial vehicle

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PMCPMC13034872

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