The habitat preferences of marine mammals west of Scotland (UK)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-164

  MacLeod, Colin D ^a   Weir, Caroline R ^b   Pierpoint, Chris ^c   Harland, Edward J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Ketos Ecology   (United Kingdom)

^c Eurydice   (United Kingdom)

^d QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; HABITAT SELECTION; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; DELPHINIDAE; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; LAGENORHYNCHUS; LAGENORHYNCHUS ACUTUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 33847381128     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407055270     Document Type: Article

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