authority: goos
slug: marine-turtles-birds-mammals-abundance-and-distribution
name: Marine Turtles, Birds, and Mammals Abundance and Distribution
domain: ocean
subdomain: biology-ecosystems
authority_id: goos:marine-turtles-birds-mammals-abundance-and-distribution
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/A05/current/EV_Megafauna/
  cf_standard_name: null
  gcos_overlap: null
canonical_units: individuals km-2
description: |
  Abundance, distribution, movement, and demography of marine megafauna -
  turtles, seabirds, cetaceans, and pinnipeds. Bellwether indicators of
  ocean ecosystem health and high public/regulatory salience.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://goosocean.org/eov/marine-turtles-birds-and-mammals-abundance-and-distribution/