Absolute and relative abundance estimates of Australian east coast humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISS. 3, 2011, Pages 243-252

  Noad, Michael J ^a   Dunlop, Rebecca A ^a   Paton, David ^b   Cato, Douglas H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Blue Planet Marine   (Australia)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance estimate; Humpback whales; Migration; Survey shore based; Trends

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; COASTAL ZONE; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WHALE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84865316206     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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