Fine-scale hydrodynamics influence the spatio-temporal distribution of harbour porpoises at a coastal hotspot

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-48

  Jones, A R ^a   Hosegood, P ^b   Wynn, R B ^a   De Boer, M N ^c,d   Butler Cowdry, S ^a   Embling, C B ^b,e  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Marine Discovery Penzance   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAMMALS; REEFS; SURVEYS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT; CONDUCTIVITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH DATUM; FUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS; HIGH-RESOLUTION BATHYMETRIES; MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY; MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION;

SHEAR FLOW;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; COASTAL ZONE; CORAL REEF; HYDRODYNAMICS; PORPOISE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; RUNNELSTONE REEF; UNITED KINGDOM;

PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 85027937892     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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