Spatial and temporal prediction of fin whale distribution in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1260-1269

  Laran, Sophie ^a   Gannier, Alexandre ^b  

^a Ctr de Rech sur les Cetaces   (France)

^b Groupe de Recherche sur les Cetaces GREC   (France)

Author keywords

Balaenoptera physalus; Cetaceans; Fin whale; Habitat; Logistic regression; Mediterranean Sea; Oceanography; Spatio temporal prediction

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 52449120353     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn086     Document Type: Article

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