Weekly predictions of North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis habitat reveal influence of prey abundance and seasonality of habitat preferences

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-161

  Pendleton, Daniel E ^a,h   Sullivan, Patrick J ^a   Brown, Moira W ^c   Cole, Timothy V N ^c   Good, Caroline P ^d   Mayo, Charles A ^b   Monger, Bruce C ^a   Phillips, Steven ^e   Record, Nicholas R ^f,g   Pershing, Andrew J ^f,h  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^e AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^g GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Calanus finmarchicus; Eubalaena glacialis; Gulf of Maine; Right whale; Species distribution model; Transferability

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHING GEAR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INJURY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

BALAENIDAE; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 84866003460     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00433     Document Type: Article

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