Multi-year presence of humpback whales in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean but not during El Niño
Multi-year presence of humpback whales in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean but not during El Niño Elena Schall, Karolin Thomisch, Olaf Boebel, Gabriele Gerlach, Sari Mangia Woods, Ahmed El-Gabbas & Ilse Van Opzeeland Communications Biology volume 4, Article number: 790 (2021) Cite this article Abstract Humpback whales are thought to undertake annual migrations between their low latitude breeding grounds and high latitude feeding grounds.
Apr 15, 2021
Dynamic species distribution models in the marine realm: predicting year-round habitat suitability of baleen whales in the Southern Ocean
Dynamic species distribution models in the marine realm: predicting year-round habitat suitability of baleen whales in the Southern Ocean Species distribution models (SDMs) relate species information to environmental conditions to predict potential species distributions.
Apr 15, 2021
Modelling habitat suitability of whales in the Southern Ocean
Detailed information on cetacean distribution is crucial to identify large-scale conservation actions and management decisions. Understanding the ecological drivers behind their spatial patterns in the Southern Ocean is complicated by whales’ mobility and the logistic restrictions in collecting data in polar environments.
Dec 8, 2019
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) distribution modelling in the Nordic Seas & adjacent waters
Understanding the dynamics of cetacean distribution in ecologically vulnerable regions is essential to interpret the impact of environmental changes on species ecology and ecosystem functioning. Species distribution models (SDMs) are helpful tools that link species occurrences to environmental variables in order to predict a species’ potential distribution.
Dec 8, 2019