Using habitat models to identify suitable sites for marine protected areas for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-279

  Embling, Clare B ^a   Gillibrand, Phil A ^b   Gordon, Jonathan ^a   Shrimpton, Juliet ^c   Stevick, Peter T ^c   Hammond, Philip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c HEBRIDEAN WHALE AND DOLPHIN TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalised additive models; Habitats Directive; Phocoena phocoena; Predictive modelling; Relative density; Scotland; Species habitat relationships

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE PARK; POPULATION DENSITY; PORPOISE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 73649091384     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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