Application of a habitat model to define calving habitat of the North Atlantic right whale in the southeastern United States

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-87

  Keller, Chérie A ^a,c   Garrison, Lance ^b   Baumstark, Rene ^a   Ward Geiger, Leslie I ^a   Hines, Ellen ^a,d  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical habitat; Eubalaena glacialis; Gam; Generalized additive model; Geographic information system; Gis; PCE; Primary constituent element; Spatially explicit model

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GIS; HABITAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WHALE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864937599     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00413     Document Type: Article

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