Environmental factors influencing the distribution of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on the south coast of South Africa I: Broad scale patterns

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 567-582

  Elwen, Simon H ^a,b   Best, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Distribution; Environmental factors; Eubalaena australis; GIS; Right whale; Sexual segregation; South Africa; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIS; GPS; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1942433279     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01180.x     Document Type: Review

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