Modelling the spatial distribution of cetaceans in New Zealand waters

• Published in: Diversity and Distributions
• Main Authors: Stephenson, Fabrice, Goetz, Kimberly, Sharp, Ben R., Mouton, Theophile, Beets, Fenna L., Roberts, Jim, Macdiarmid, Alison B., Constantine, Rochelle, Lundquist, Carolyn J., Sarmento Cabral, Juliano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: boosted regression tree models; cetacean distribution; New Zealand; relative environmental suitability models; spatial management; species distribution models; Bounty Trough; Blue whale
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00606/71827/70345.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00606/71827/70346.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13035; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00606/71827/

Aim Cetaceans are inherently difficult to study due to their elusive, pelagic and often highly migratory nature. New Zealand waters are home to 50% of the world's cetacean species, but their spatial distributions are poorly known. Here, we model distributions of 30 cetacean taxa using an extens...