Line transects, environmental data and GIS: Cetacean distribution, habitat and prey selection along the Barents Sea shelf edge

Line transects, environmental data and GIS: Cetacean distribution, habitat and prey selection along the Barents Sea shelf edge

Cetacean observations obtained during sighting surveys for abundance estimation can also be used to investigate cetacean habitat and prey selection, the principal processes underlying cetacean distributions. In this paper, we investigate habitat and prey selection of minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrat...

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Main Authors: Mette Skern-Mauritzen, Hans Julius Skaug, Nils Øien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009-09-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Subjects:
surveys
cetaceans
habitat selection
prey selection
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2713

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