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Elizabeth Mathews, M.S.
Select Publications:

Bengston, J.L., A.V. Phillips, E.A. Mathews and M.A. Simpkins.  2007. Comparison of harbor seal survey methods for estimating abundance of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in glacial fjords. Fisheries Bulletin 105: 348-355.

Mathews, E.A. and G.W. Pendelton. 2007. Declines in a harbor seal population in a marine reserve, Glacier Bay, Alaska, 1992-2002. Pages 137-140 in J.F. Piatt and S.M. Gende, eds. Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26-28, 2004. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2007-5047, Juneau, Alaska.

Mathews, E.A. and G.W. Pendleton. 2006. Declining trends in harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) numbers at glacial ice and terrestrial haulouts in Glacier Bay National Park, 1992-2002. Marine Mammal Science 22:167-189.

Taggart, S.J., A.G. Andrews, J. Mondragon and E.A. Mathews. 2005. Co-occurrence of Pacific sleeper sharks Somniosus pacificus and harbor seals Phoca vitulina in Glacier Bay. Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin 11:113-117.

Bengston, J.L., A.V. Phillips, E.A. Mathews and M.A. Simpkins. 2004. Comparing harbor seal survey methods in glacial fjords. Alaska Fisheries Science Center Quarterly Report Oct-Dec:1-7.

Kelly, B.P. and E.A. Mathews. 2001. (Book Review) Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology. A. Berta and J.L. Sumich. Marine Mammal Science, 17(1): 200-201.

Mathews, E.A. and BP Kelly. 1996. Extreme temporal variation in harbor seal (Phoca vitulinarichardsi) numbers in a Glacial Fjord in Southeast Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 12(3):483-489.

Mathews, E.A. 1995, Long-term trends in abundance of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) and development of monitoring methods in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Engstrom, D., ed. Proceedings of the Third Glacier Bay Science Symposium, 1993. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Anchorage, AK. pp. 254-264.

Mathews, E.A., M. Hermans, and D. Luther. 1993. Humpback and killer whales of the Northeast Pacific. University of Alaska Southeast, Wildlife Series, Juneau, Alaska, 340 pp. (A 3-credit, college-level correspondence course on the biology, conservation, and management of cetaceans.)

Mathews, E.A. 1992. Book Review of: E. Hoyt. 1991. Meeting the Whales. In: The Whalewatcher, Journal of the American Cetacean Society, Spring/Summer 26(1):16-17.

Mathews, E.A. 1990. The Role of Education in the Conservation of Cetaceans. Paper and Presentation: Proceedings from the Fourth Biennial Conference of the American Cetacean Society. Monterey, CA.

Whitehead, H., J. Gordon, and E.A. Mathews. 1990. Obtaining skin samples from living sperm whales. Marine Mammal Science 6(4): 316-326.

Mathews, E.A., S. Keller and D.B. Weiner. 1988. A method to collect and process skin biopsies for cell culture from free-ranging gray whales ( Eschrichtius robustus). Marine Mammal Science, 4(1): 1-12.

Mathews, E.A. 1986. Multiple use of skin biopsies collected from free-ranging gray whales ( Eschrichtius robustus): Sex chromatin analysis, collection and processing for cell culture, micro-biological analysis of associated microorganisms, behavioral response of whales to biopsying, and future prospects for using biopsies in genetic and biochemical studies. MS Thesis, Univ. of California at Santa Cruz, 118 pp.

TECHNICAL REPORTS:

Blejwas, K. and E.A. Mathews. 2005. Distribution and abundance of marine mammals in Berner's Bay during spring, 2005. Report to NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, Juneau, Alaska. 35 pp.

Mathews, E. A., and G. W. Pendleton. 2000. Declining trends in harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) numbers at glacial ice and terrestrial haulouts in Glacier Bay National Park, 1992-1998. 24 pp. Final Report to Glacier Bay National Park. P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, AK. 99826.

Mathews, E.A. and G.W. Pendleton. 1997. Estimation of trends in abundance of harbor seals at terrestrial and glacial ice haulouts in Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska. Pages 57-76 in: Harbor Seal Investigations in Alaska: Annual Report, NOAA Grant NA57FX0367. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage, AK.

Mathews, E.A. and J.N. Womble. 1997. Abundance and distribution of harbor seals from Icy Bay to Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska during 1996, with recommendations for a population trend route. Pages 33-56 in: Harbor Seal Investigations in Alaska: Annual Report, NOAA Grant NA57-FX0367. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage, AK.

Mathews, E.A. and L.B. Dzinich. 1997. Protocol: Aerial Surveys for long-term monitoring of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) at haulouts in Glacier Bay National Park. Report to Glacier Bay Nat. Park, Gustavus, AK. 15 pp.

Mathews, E.A. and L.B. Dzinich. 1997. Protocol for counting harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) on glacial ice haulouts in Glacier Bay National Park. Report to Glacier Bay Nat. Park, Gustavus, AK. 14 pp.

Mathews, E.A. 1997. Preliminary assessment of harbor seal haulout behavior and sources of disturbance at the Spider Island reefs in Glacier Bay National Park. Report to Glacier Bay Nat. Park, Gustavus, AK. 14 pp.

Mathews, E.A., W.L. Perryman, and L.B. Dzinich. 1997. Use of high-resolution, medium format aerial photography for monitoring harbor seal abundace at glacial ice haulouts. Progress Report to Glacier Bay Nat. Park, Gustavus, AK. 15 pp.

Mathews, E.A. 1997. Reactions of Steller sea lions to vessel traffic in Glacier Bay. Report to Glacier Bay Nat. Park, Gustavus, AK. 26 pp.

Mathews, E.A. 1996. Distribution and ecological role of marine mammals in Taku Inlet, Gastineau Channel, and Northern Stephens Passage. Task Report for the AJ Mine Project, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10. 117 + Appendices.

Mathews, E.A. 1992. Harbor seal censuses in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: a comparison of land-based and aerial censusing. Final Report to Glacier Bay National Park, Gustavus, AK and to the National Marine Mammal Lab, Seattle, WA. 13 pp.