Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Carnivora > Phocidae > Phoca > Phoca vitulina| | Phoca vitulina (Harbor Seal) | |
Language: French; Spanish The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. They are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as those of the Baltic and North Seas, making them the most widely distributed of the pinnipeds (walruses, eared seals, and true seals). Common seals are brown, tan, or gray, with distinctive V-shaped nostrils. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) |
| Adult Weight [2] | 253.53 lbs (115.00 kg) | | Birth Weight [2] | 24.25 lbs (11.00 kg) |  | | Female Maturity [2] | 3 years | | Male Maturity [2] | 4 years | | | Diet [1] | Carnivore | | Gestation [2] | 8 months 13 days | | Litter Size [2] | 1 | | Litters / Year [2] | 1 | | Maximum Longevity [2] | 48 years | | Water Biome [1] | Coastal | | Weaning [2] | 30 days |
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Area acres |
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Species |
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Climate |
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Agger Tange, Nissum Bredning, Skibsted Fjord og Agerø |
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63217 |
Denmark |
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Anholt og havet nord for |
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33006 |
Denmark |
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Ascrib, Isay and Dunvegan |
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6388 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Auyuittuq National Park |
II |
4808115 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Balgö |
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5296 |
Sweden |
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Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Borkum-Riffgrund |
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154559 |
Germany |
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California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve |
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153447 |
California, United States |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Cape Cod National Seashore |
II |
21724 |
Massachusetts, United States |
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
II |
21476 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Channel Islands National Park |
II |
139010 |
California, United States |
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Doggerbank |
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419820 |
Germany |
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Dornoch Firth and Morrich More |
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21499 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Dungeness |
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7966 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Essex Estuaries |
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114016 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Falsterbohalvön |
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104630 |
Sweden |
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Fehmarnbelt |
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69170 |
Germany |
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Firth of Lorn |
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51830 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary |
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38085 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Flamborough Head |
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15597 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Forillon National Park |
II |
61010 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Fyns Hoved, Lillegrund og Lillestrand |
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5392 |
Denmark |
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
591068 |
Alaska, United States |
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Gullmarsfjorden |
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28143 |
Sweden |
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Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve |
II |
366714 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Hamburgisches Wattenmeer |
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33977 |
Germany |
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Havet og kysten mellem Karrebæk Fjord og Knudshoved Odde |
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41773 |
Denmark |
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Havet og kysten mellem Præstø Fjord og Grønsund |
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78948 |
Denmark |
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Havet omkring Nordre Rønner |
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45801 |
Denmark |
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Hesselø med omliggende stenrev |
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10361 |
Denmark |
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Hirsholmene, havet vest herfor og Ellinge Ås udløb |
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23376 |
Denmark |
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Humber Estuary |
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90582 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Hund und Paapsand |
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6318 |
Germany |
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Inverpolly |
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29349 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct National Park |
II |
4970 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills |
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13015 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Kosterfjorden-Väderöfjorden |
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132206 |
Sweden |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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361480 |
Russia |
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Kungsbackafjorden |
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19430 |
Sweden |
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Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs |
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5883 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lovns Bredning, Hjarbæk Fjord og Skals, Simested og Nørre Ådal, samt Skravad Bæk |
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58102 |
Denmark |
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Luce Bay and Sands |
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120487 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Løgstør Bredning, Vejlerne og Bulbjerg |
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110624 |
Denmark |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve |
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293047 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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NTP S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete |
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1118041 |
Germany |
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Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer |
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684374 |
Germany |
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Nibe Bredning, Halkær Ådal og Sønderup Ådal |
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46720 |
Denmark |
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Nordre älvs estuarium |
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17508 |
Sweden |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
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137900 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Pater Noster-skärgården |
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5970 |
Sweden |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Point Reyes National Seashore |
II |
27068 |
California, United States |
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Redwood National Park |
II |
77867 |
California, United States |
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Reserva de la Biosfera El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
6176727 |
Mexico |
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Reserve de la Biosphere de Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve |
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1383790 |
Canada |
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Ronas Hill – North Roe |
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12110 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Rum |
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26775 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Røsnæs, Røsnæs Rev og Kalundborg Fjord |
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13996 |
Denmark |
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SBZ 1 / ZPS 1 |
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27164 |
Belgium |
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SBZ 2 / ZPS 2 |
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35751 |
Belgium |
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SBZ 3 / ZPS 3 |
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14038 |
Belgium |
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SPA Östliche Deutsche Bucht |
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774707 |
Germany |
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Saguenay - St. Lawrence Marine Park National Marine Conservation Area |
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310822 |
Canada |
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Saltholm og omliggende hav |
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17836 |
Denmark |
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Sanday |
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27112 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Sirmilik National Park |
II |
5475284 |
Canada |
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Smålandsfarvandet nord for Lolland, Guldborg Sund, Bøtø Nor og Hyllekrog-Rødsand |
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192367 |
Denmark |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sound of Arisaig (Loch Ailort to Loch Ceann Traigh) |
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11260 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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St Kilda |
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62932 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Stavns Fjord, Samsø Østerflak og Nordby Hede |
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38704 |
Denmark |
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Sunart |
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25320 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sydlige Nordsø |
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608611 |
Denmark |
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Sydöstra Ölands sjömarker |
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21728 |
Sweden |
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Sylter Außenriff |
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1313190 |
Germany |
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Sälöfjorden |
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7089 |
Sweden |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Vadehavet med Ribe Å, Tved Å og Varde Å vest for Varde |
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332930 |
Denmark |
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Venø, Venø Sund |
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7230 |
Denmark |
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Vestamager og havet syd for |
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15269 |
Denmark |
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Vrångöskärgården |
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17306 |
Sweden |
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Waddensea Area Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy |
IV |
600666 |
Netherlands |
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Waddensea of Hamburg Biosphere Reserve |
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31422 |
Germany |
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Waddensea of Schleswig-Holstein Biosphere Reserve |
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724639 |
Germany |
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Wapusk National Park |
II |
2614324 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
2476446 |
Alaska, United States |
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Ålborg Bugt, Randers Fjord og Mariager Fjord |
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169472 |
Denmark |
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Æbelø, havet syd for og Nærå |
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27881 |
Denmark |
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Institutions (Zoos, etc.) |
MapsEast Pacific; Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China); Indo-West Pacific; North America; Southern Asia; Western Atlantic Ocean; Species recognized by Wozencraft W.C., 20-Aug-2007, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in  Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 3The harbour seal Phoca vitulina as a predator in the Skagerrak. Haerkoenen, T | Heide-Joergensen, M-P, Ophelia. Vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 191-207 1991 ♦ 4CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database ♦ 5Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series, Alaska Department of Fish and Game ♦ 6Diet of Pacific sleeper shark, Somniosus pacificus, in the Gulf of Alaska, Mei-Sun Yang and Benjamin N. Page, Fish. Bull. 97:406409 (1999) ♦ 7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London ♦ 8Nunn, C. L., and S. Altizer. 2005. The Global Mammal Parasite Database: An Online Resource for Infectious Disease Records in Wild Primates. Evolutionary Anthroplogy 14:1-2. |
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