Acoustic estimates of sperm whale abundance in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative

Acoustic estimates of sperm whale abundance in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative

Acoustic surveys for sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were conducted in the Mediterranean Sea in summer 2018 as part of the vessel-based component of the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI). Equal-spaced zigzag transects provided uniform coverage of key sperm whale habitats and were surveyed using...

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Main Authors: Oliver Boisseau, Jonathan Reid, Conor Ryan, Anna Moscrop, Richard McLanaghan, Simone Panigada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
passive acoustic monitoring
density estimation
sperm whale
Mediterranean Sea
density surface modelling
Physeter macrocephalus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1164026/full

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