North Atlantic right whale distribution in relation to sea-surface temperature in the southeastern United States calving grounds

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 426-445

  Keller, Chérie A ^a   Ward Geiger, Leslie I ^a   Brooks, William B ^b   Slay, Christopher K ^c,e   Taylor, Cynthia R ^a,f   Zoodsma, Barbara J ^d,g  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^d Georgia Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^e Wildlife Trust ^*  (United States)

^f Wildlife Trust   (United States)

^g NOAA Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Eubalaena glacialis; GIS; North Atlantic right whale; Sea surface temperature; Southeastern U.S. calving grounds

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 33645320589     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00033.x     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Atkinson L. P. 1977. Modes of Gulf Stream intrusion into the South Atlantic Bight shelf waters. Geophysical Research Letters 4 583 586.
2. Atkinson L. P. T. N. Lee J. O. Blanton and W. S. Chandler. 1983. Climatology of the southeastern United States continental shelf waters. Journal of Geophysical Oceanography 88 4705 4718.
3. Baumgartner M. F. T. V. N. Cole P. J. Clapham and B. R. Mate. 2003. North Atlantic right whale habitat in the lower Bay of Fundy and on the SW Scotian Shelf during 1999-2001. Marine Ecology Progress Series 264 137 154.
4. Brodie P. F. 1975. Cetacean energetics, an overview of intraspecific size variation. Ecology 56 152 159.
5. Brown C. W. and H. E. Winn. 1989. Relationship between the distribution pattern of right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, and satellite-derived sea surface thermal structure in the Great South Channel. Continental Shelf Research 9 247 260.
6. Burnell S. R. and M. M. Bryden. 1997. Coastal residence periods and reproductive timing in southern right whales, Eubalaena australis. Journal of Zoology 241 613 621.
7. Caswell H. M. Fujiwara and S. Brault. 1999. Declining survival probability threatens the North Atlantic right whale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 96 3308 3313.
8. Clapham P. J. 1996. The social and reproductive biology of humpback whales: An ecological perspective. Mammal Review 26 27 49.
9. Clapham P. J. 2001. Why do baleen whales migrate? A response to Corkeron and Connor. Marine Mammal Science 17 432 436.
10. Corkeron P. J. and R. C. Connor. 1999. Why do baleen whales migrate? Marine Mammal Science 15 1228 1245.
11. Dingle H. 1996. Migration. The biology of life on the move. Oxford University Press New York NY.
12. Elwen S. H. and P. B. Best. 2004. 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 20 567 582.
13. Evans P. G. H. 1987. The natural history of whales and dolphins. Chistopher Helm London UK.
14. Forcada J. A. Aguilar P. Hammon S. Pastor and R. Aguilar. 1996. Distribution and abundance of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the western Mediterranean sea during the summer. Journal of Zoology 238 23 34.
15. Gaskin D. E. 1991. An update on the status of the right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, in Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist 105 198 205.
16. Greenhood D. 1964. Mapping. University of Chicago Press Chicago IL.
17. Griffin R. B. 1999. Sperm whale distributions and community ecology associated with a warm-core ring off Georges Bank. Marine Mammal Science 15 33 51.
18. Hain J. H. W. S. L. Ellis R. D. Kenney and C. K. Slay. 1999. Sightability of right whales in coastal waters of the southeastern United States with implications for the aerial monitoring program. Pages 191 207 in Garner G. W. Amstrup S. C. Laake J. L. Manly B. F. J. Mcdonald L. L. and Robertson D. G. eds. Marine mammal survey assessment methods. A. A. Balkema Rotterdam Netherlands.
19. Hildén O. 1965. Habitat selection in birds. Annales Zoologici Fennici 2 53 75.
20. Horwood J. 1987. The sei whale: Population biology, ecology and management. Croom Helm London.
21. Hutto R. L. 1985. Habitat selection by nonbreeding, migratory land birds. Pages 455 476 in Cody M. L. ed. Habitat selection in birds. Academic Press Orlando FL.
22. International Whaling Commission. 2001. Report of the workshop on status and trends of western North Atlantic right whales: A worldwide comparison. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (Special Issue 10) 1 33.
23. Kanwisher J. and G. Sundnes. 1966. Thermal regulation and cetaceans. Pages 397 409 in Norris K. S. ed. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises. University of California Press Berkeley CA.
24. Kenney R. D. 2001. Anomalous 1992 spring and summer right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) distributions in the Gulf of Maine. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (Special Issue 2) 209 223.
25. Kenney R. D. and H. E. Winn. 1986. Cetacean high-use habitats of the northeastern United States continental shelf. Fisheries Bulletin 84 345 357.
26. Kenney R. D. M. A. M. Hyman R. E. Owen G. P. Scott and H. E. Winn. 1986. Estimation of prey densities required by western North Atlantic right whales. Marine Mammal Science 2 1 13.
27. Kenney R. D. H. E. Winn and M. C. Macaulay. 1995. Cetaceans in the Great South Channel, 1979-1989: Right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Continental Shelf Research 15 385 414.
28. Kenney R. D. C. A. Mayo and H. E. Winn. 2001. Migration and foraging strategies at varying spatial scales in western North Atlantic right whales: A review of hypotheses. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (Special Issue 2) 251 260.
29. Knowlton A. R. and S. D. Kraus. 2001. Mortality and serious injury of the northern right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (Special Issue 2) 193 208.
30. Kraus S. D. 1990. Rates and potential causes of mortality in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Marine Mammal Science 6 278 291.
31. Kraus S. D. J. H. Prescott A. R. Knowlton and G. S. Stone. 1986a. Migration and calving of right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Western North Atlantic. Report of the International Whaling Commission (Special Issue 10) 139 144.
32. Kraus S. E. K. E. Moore C. E. Price M. J. Crone W. A. Watkins H. E. Winn and J. H. Prescott. 1986b. The use of photographs to identify individual North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Pages 145 151 in Brownell R. L. Best P. B. and Prescott J. H. eds. Right whales: Past and present status. Report of the International Whaling Commission (Special Issue 1) 53 57.
33. Kraus S. D. R. D. Kenney A. R. Knowlton and J. N. Ciano. 1993. Endangered Right Whales of the Southwestern North Atlantic. Report to the Minerals Management Service, 1110 Herndon Parkway Herndon VA 22070. Contract No. 14-35-0001-30486. 69 pp.
34. Lavigne D. M. S. Innes G. A. J. Worthy and E. F. Edwards. 1990. Lower critical temperatures of blue whales, Balaenoptera physalus. Journal of Theoretical Biology 144 249 257.
35. Lee T. N. and L. P. Atkinson. 1983. Low-frequency current and temperature variability from Gulf Stream frontal eddies and atmospheric forcing along the southeast U.S. outer continental shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research 88 4541 4568.
36. Manly B. F. J. 1997. Randomization and Monte Carlo methods in biology. Second edition. Chapman and Hall New York NY.
37. Mate B. R. A. L. Nieukirk and S. D. Kraus. 1997. Satellite-monitored movements of the northern right whale. Journal of Wildlife Management 61 1393 1405.
38. McClain E. P. W. G. Pichel and C. C. Walton. 1985. Comparative performance of AVHRR-based multichannel sea surface temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research 90 11587 11601.
39. Moses E. and J. T. Finn. 1997. Using geographic information systems to predict North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) habitat. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 22 37 46.
40. Murison L. D. and D. E. Gaskin. 1989. The distribution of right whales and zooplankton in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67 1411 1420.
41. National Marine Fisheries Service. 2005. Recovery plan for the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). National Marine Fisheries Service Silver Spring MD.
42. NOAA Coastal Services Center. 1996. Seaview: Satellite imagery of the southeastern U. S. coast. Volume 1. Charleston SC.
43. Norris K. S. 1967. Some observations on the migration and orientation of marine mammals. Pages 101 125 in Storm R. M. ed. Animal orientation and migration. Oregon State University Press Corvallis OR.
44. Ryg M. C. Lydersen L. Ø. Knutsen A. Bjørge T. G. Smith and N. A. Ø ritsland. 1993. Scaling of insulation in seals and whales. Journal of Zoology, London 230 193 206.
45. Selzer L. A. and P. M. Payne. 1988. The distribution of white-sided (Lagenorhynchus acutus) and common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) vs. environmental features of the northern United States. Marine Mammal Science 4 141 153.
46. Uchupi E. 1969. Morphology of the continental margin off southeastern Florida. Southeastern Geology 2 129 134.
47. Ward-Geiger L. I. G. K. Silber R. D. Baumstark and T. L. Pulfer. 2005. Characterization of ship traffic in right whale critical habitat. Coastal Management 33 263 278.
48. Watts P. S. Hansen and D. M. Lavigne. 1993. Models of heat loss by marine mammals: Thermoregulation below the zone of irrelevance. Journal of Theoretical Biology 163 505 525.
49. Wiens J. A. 2002. Predicting species occurrences: Progress, problems, and prospects. Pages 739 750 in Scott J. M. Heglund P. J. Morrison M. L. Haufler J. B. Raphael M. G. Wall W. A. and Samson F. B. eds. Predicting species occurrences: Issues of accuracy and scale. Island Press Washington DC.
50. Wiens J. A. J. T. Rotenberry and B. VanHorne. 1987. Habitat occupancy patterns of North American shrub-steppe birds: The effect of spatial scale. Oikos 48 132 147.
51. Winn H. E. S. A. Price and P. W. Sorensen. 1986. The distributional biology of the right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the western North Atlantic. Report International Whaling Commission (Special Issue 10) 129 138.