Using platforms of opportunity to determine the occurrence and group characteristics of orca (Orcinus orca) in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 132-149

  Hupman, K ^a   Visser, I N ^b   Martinez, E ^a,c   Stockin, K A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Orca Research Trust   (New Zealand)

^c Pacific Whale Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Hauraki Gulf; killer whale; New Zealand; occurrence; Orcinus orca; platforms of opportunity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA SET; ENCOUNTER RATE; GROUP SIZE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; NEW RECORD; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER DEPTH; WHALE;

HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 84924858087     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2014.980278     Document Type: Article

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