Using marine mammal habitat modelling to identify priority conservation zones within a marine protected area

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 378, Issue , 2009, Pages 279-287

  Bailey, Helen ^a,b   Thompson, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Cetaceans; Distribution; Generalized linear models; Harbour porpoise; Seals; Special area of conservation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DOLPHIN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; MARINE PARK; PINNIPED; PORPOISE; PRIORITIZATION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 63649137384     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07887     Document Type: Article

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