Changes in habitat use patterns by bottlenose dolphins over a 10-year period render static management boundaries ineffective

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 562-572

  Hartel, Elizabeth F ^a   Constantine, Rochelle ^a,b   Torres, Leigh G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal; Conservation evaluation; Habitat management; Industry; Mammals; Marine protected area; Recreation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DOLPHIN; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROTECTED AREA; RESEARCH WORK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

BAY OF ISLANDS [NORTHLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84945194757     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2465     Document Type: Article

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