Occurrence of hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) and habitat characteristics along the Patagonian Shelf and the Atlantic Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1921-1927

  Dellabianca, Natalia ^a,b   Scioscia, Gabriela ^a   Schiavini, Adrián ^a,c   Raya Rey, Andrea ^a  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^b Museo Acatushun de Aves y Mamiferos Marinos Australes AMMA   (Argentina)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetacean distribution; Hourglass dolphin; Oceanography; South West Atlantic Ocean; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATER; COLD WATER; DATA SET; DEEP WATER; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; POLAR REGION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC SECTOR; PATAGONIAN SHELF; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; LAGENORHYNCHUS CRUCIGER;

EID: 84869182213     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1217-0     Document Type: Article

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