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Titre :	Apparent survival of North Atlantic right whales after entanglement in fishing gear
Auteurs :	Jooke Robbins, Auteur ; Amy R. Knowlton, Auteur ; Scott Landry, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (191 NOV 2015)
Article en page(s) :	421-427
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	The impacts of human activities on cryptic marine species can be difficult to assess. The North Atlantic right whale is an endangered species numbering just over 500 individuals. Entanglement in fishing gear is one documented source of injury and mortality, but population-level effects have been difficult to quantify. We used documented entanglements, long-term population studies and mark-recapture statistical techniques to evaluate the effect of these events on North Atlantic right whale survival. Estimates were based on

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