Resolving fine-scale spatio-temporal dynamics in the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 373, Issue , 2008, Pages 173-186

  Skov, Henrik ^a   Thomsen, Frank ^b,c  

^a DHI   (Denmark)

^b Biologisch landschaftsökologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft ^*  (Germany)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic habitat modelling; Fine scale habitat; Fisheries; Harbour porpoise; Marine habitat conservation; Marine management; Offshore wind farms; Phocoena phocoena

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GEOSTATISTICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROPHONE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MARINE PARK; PORPOISE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIDAL CURRENT; TIME SERIES; WIND FARM;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 58849124840     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07666     Document Type: Article

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