Examining distribution patterns of foraging and non-foraging sperm whales in Hawaiian waters using visual and passive acoustic data

Following the end of over a century of intensive commercial whaling in 1986, the monitoring and assessment of sperm whale populations is essential for guiding management and conservation decisions for their recovery. Species distribution models (SDMs) are a useful tool for examining and predicting c...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Remote Sensing
Main Authors:	Yvonne M. Barkley, Taiki Sakai, Erin M. Oleson, Erik C. Franklin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Subjects:	sperm whales species distribution modeling passive acoustics Hawaiian Islands cetacean distribution
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsen.2022.940186/full