Historical trends in the incidence of strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) on North Sea coasts: An association with positive temperature anomalies

Fisheries Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 219-228

  Pierce, G J ^a   Santos, M B ^b   Smeenk, C ^c   Saveliev, A ^d   Zuur, A F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^c NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e Highland Statistics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

North Sea; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whale; Strandings; Sunspot cycles; Temperature anomalies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 35548930764     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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