Aerial surveys for Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) reveal sea ice dependent distribution patterns

Aerial surveys for Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) reveal sea ice dependent distribution patterns

Abstract This study investigates the distribution of Antarctic minke whales (AMW) in relation to sea ice concentration and variations therein. Information on AMW densities in the sea ice‐covered parts of the Southern Ocean is required to contextualize abundance estimates obtained from circumpolar sh...

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Main Authors: Helena Herr, Natalie Kelly, Boris Dorschel, Marcus Huntemann, Karl‐Hermann Kock, Linn Sophia Lehnert, Ursula Siebert, Sacha Viquerat, Rob Williams, Meike Scheidat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Antarctic minke whale distribution
density surface models
distance sampling
marginal ice zone
ship‐based helicopter surveys
Southern Ocean
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5149

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5149

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