Quantifying likely cetacean range shifts in response to global climatic change: Implications for conservation strategies in a changing world

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-222

  Lambert, Emily ^a   MacLeod, Colin D ^a   Hall, Karen ^a   Brereton, Tom ^b   Dunn, Timothy E ^c   Wall, Dave ^d   Jepson, Paul D ^e   Deaville, Rob ^e   Pierce, Graham J ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Marinelife   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^d IRISH WHALE AND DOLPHIN GROUP   (Ireland)

^e INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^f Instituto Español de Oceanografía Subida a Radio Faro   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Conservation; Ecological niche model; Global climate change; Range changes; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 83055180056     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00376     Document Type: Article

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