Definition of critical summer and fall habitat for bowhead whales in the eastern Canadian Arctic

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Wheeler, Benjamin ^a   Gilbert, Marianne ^b   Rowe, Stephen ^c  

^a HEMMERA ENVIROCHEM INC   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^c Integrated Informatics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bowhead whale; Climate change; Critical habitat; Eastern canadian arctic; Ecological niche factor analysis; Ecological niche modeling; Habitat suitability; Management; Species recovery

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GIS; HABITAT USE; NICHE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WHALE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY;

ARCTIC; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

BALAENIDAE;

EID: 84862520906     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00403     Document Type: Article

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