Predicting suitable coastal habitat for sei whales, southern right whales and dolphins around the Falkland Islands

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Baines, Mick, Weir, Caroline R.
• Other Authors: Halliday, William David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Gam; baleen whales; Sei Whale; Southern Right Whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244068; https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244068

Species distribution models (SDMs) are valuable tools for describing the occurrence of species and predicting suitable habitats. This study used generalized additive models (GAMs) and MaxEnt models to predict the relative densities of four cetacean species (sei whale Balaeanoptera borealis , souther...