Potential feeding habitat of fin whales in the western Mediterranean Sea: An environmental niche model

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 464, Issue , 2012, Pages 289-306

  Druon, Jean Noël ^a   Panigada, Simone ^b   David, Léa ^c   Gannier, Alexandre ^d   Mayol, Pascal ^e   Arcangeli, Antonella ^f   Cañadas, Ana ^g,j   Laran, Sophie ^h   Méglio, Nathalie Di ^c   Gauffier, Pauline ⁱ  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Tethys Research Institute and IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas   (Italy)

^c EcoOcean Institut   (France)

^d Groupe de Recherche sur les Cétacés GREC Antibes   (France)

^e Hôtel de Ville   (France)

^f INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^g ALNITAK   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

ⁱ CIRCE (Conservation   (Spain)

^j ALNITAK Marine Research Center/ALNILAM Research and Conservation   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Balaenoptera physalus; Chlorophyll a; Environmental niche model; Feeding; Fronts; Mediterranean Sea; Potential habitat; Satellite data

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FEEDING GROUND; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NICHE; OCEANIC FRONT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WHALE;

BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS;

EID: 84866689527     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09810     Document Type: Article

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