Acoustic surveys confirm the high-density areas of harbour porpoises found by satellite tracking

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 929-936

  Sveegaard, Signe ^a   Teilmann, Jonas ^a   Berggren, Per ^b   Mouritsen, Kim N ^c   Gillespie, Douglas ^d   Tougaard, Jakob ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cetacean; conservation; detection rate; Habitat Directive; kernel home range; monitoring; MPA; Phocoena phocoena; SAC

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; DETECTION METHOD; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOME RANGE; MARINE PARK; MONITORING; PORPOISE; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; TRACKING;

CETACEA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 79954456325     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr025     Document Type: Article

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