Whether the elephant seals, regardless of their abundance should be considered as potentially endangered in the foreseeable future or not. Introduction: The population of elephant seal experiences both density-independent as well as density-dependent environmental resistances. The elephant seals are the almost genetically identical species and any adverse changes can affect the entire population to a similar degree.

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Whether the elephant seals, regardless of their abundance should be considered as potentially endangered in the foreseeable future or not.

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The population of elephant seal experiences both density-independent as well as density-dependent environmental resistances. The elephant seals are the almost genetically identical species and any adverse changes can affect the entire population to a similar degree.

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