J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. 12(1): 45–60, 2012 45 Cetacean distribution and relative abundance in Colombia’s Pacific EEZ from survey cruises and platforms of opportunity

Cetacean sighting data collected under various programmes in Colombian Pacific waters were collated with the goal of assessing the distribution and abundance patterns of all species occurring in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Distribution maps are presented for 19 species and one genus based on...

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Main Authors: Daniel M. Palacios, Julio C. Herrera, Tim Gerrodette, Carolina García, Germán A. Soler, Isabel C. Avila, Sandra Bessudo Elizabeth Hernández
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Pacific
Humpback Whale
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.259.3744
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meetings/mar/ebsa-ettp-01/other/ebsa-ettp-01-noaa-05-en.pdf
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Summary:Cetacean sighting data collected under various programmes in Colombian Pacific waters were collated with the goal of assessing the distribution and abundance patterns of all species occurring in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Distribution maps are presented for 19 species and one genus based on 603 sightings collected between 1986 and 2008. Ordered by sighting frequency, these species were: humpback whale (Megaptera

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