Oceanographic influences on seabirds and cetaceans of the eastern tropical Pacific: a review
LT Ballance, RL Pitman, PC Fiedler - Progress in Oceanography, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper is part of a comprehensive review of the oceanography of the eastern tropical
Pacific, the oceanic region centered on the eastern Pacific warm pool, but also including the …
Pacific, the oceanic region centered on the eastern Pacific warm pool, but also including the …
Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales Balaenoptera musculus in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean
ABSTRACT 1 Blue whale locations in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean
were obtained from catches (303 239), sightings (4383 records of≥ 8058 whales) …
were obtained from catches (303 239), sightings (4383 records of≥ 8058 whales) …
Scales of spatial heterogeneity of plastic marine debris in the northeast Pacific Ocean
MC Goldstein, AJ Titmus, M Ford - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Plastic debris has been documented in many marine ecosystems, including remote
coastlines, the water column, the deep sea, and subtropical gyres. The North Pacific …
coastlines, the water column, the deep sea, and subtropical gyres. The North Pacific …
Mapping world-wide distributions of marine mammal species using a relative environmental suitability (RES) model
The lack of comprehensive sighting data sets precludes the application of standard habitat
suitability modeling approaches to predict distributions of the majority of marine mammal …
suitability modeling approaches to predict distributions of the majority of marine mammal …
[PDF][PDF] Known and inferred distributions of beaked whale species (Cetacea: Ziphiidae)
Information regarding beaked whales is so sparse that even the most basic aspects of their
biology, such as their distribution, remain poorly defined for some species. We have …
biology, such as their distribution, remain poorly defined for some species. We have …
Spatiotemporal prediction models of cetacean habitats in the mid‐western North Atlantic Ocean (from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA to Nova Scotia, Canada)
T Hamazaki - Marine Mammal Science, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat prediction models were developed for 13 cetacean species of the mid‐western North
Atlantic Ocean: beaked whale, fin whale, humpback whale, minke whale, pilot whale, sperm …
Atlantic Ocean: beaked whale, fin whale, humpback whale, minke whale, pilot whale, sperm …
Behavioural drivers of the ecological roles and importance of marine mammals
Marine mammals feed at a variety of trophic levels, occur from freshwater to open-ocean
ecosystems and are found across virtually all latitudes. Due to their high historical, and …
ecosystems and are found across virtually all latitudes. Due to their high historical, and …
Effects of freshwater stratification on nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and phytoplankton in the Bay of Bengal
ABSTRACT The Bay of Bengal (BoB) is strongly density stratified due to large freshwater
input from various rivers and heavy precipitation. This strong vertical stratification, along with …
input from various rivers and heavy precipitation. This strong vertical stratification, along with …
Tracking seabirds to identify potential Marine Protected Areas in the tropical western Indian Ocean
We conducted a regional tracking program on seabirds in order to identify major forging
hotspots and potential Marine Protected Areas in the tropical western Indian Ocean. Thirty …
hotspots and potential Marine Protected Areas in the tropical western Indian Ocean. Thirty …
Global distribution of fin whales Balaenoptera physalus in the post‐whaling era (1980–2012)
EF Edwards, C Hall, TJ Moore, C Sheredy… - Mammal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The global distribution of fin whales B alaenoptera physalus is not fully understood. Existing
maps can be divided into two conflicting categories: one showing a continuous global …
maps can be divided into two conflicting categories: one showing a continuous global …