THE STRANDING ANOMALY AS POPULATION INDICATOR: THE CASE OF HARBOUR PORPOISE PHOCOENA PHOCOENA IN NORTH-WESTERN EUROPE.

The stranding anomaly as population indicator: the case of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in North-Western Europe.

Ecological indicators for monitoring strategies are expected to combine three major characteristics: ecological significance, statistical credibility, and cost-effectiveness.Strategies based on stranding networks rank highly in cost-effectiveness, but their ecological significance and statistical credibility are disputed.Our present goal is to impr

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