Oceanic Drivers of Sei Whale Distribution in the North Atlantic

Oceanic Drivers of Sei Whale Distribution in the North Atlantic

This study investigated the oceanic drivers of sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) distribution in the central and eastern North Atlantic, and explored how distribution may have changed over almost three decades. Cetacean sightings data were available from Icelandic, Faroese and Norwegian surveys con...

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Main Authors: Lucy Houghton, Nadya Ramirez-Martinez, Bjarni Mikkelsen, Gísli Víkingsson, Thorvaldur Gunnlaugsson, Nils Øien, Philip Hammond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020-05-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Subjects:
Distribution, habitat, cetacean surveys, sei whale, North Atlantic, generalized additive models, predictive maps, climate change
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/5211

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