Whale sightings, group sizes and krill biomass in West Greenland in 2005, supplement to: Laidre, Kristin L; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Heagerty, Patrick; Cossio, Anthony; Bergström, Bo; Simon, M (2010): Spatial associations between large baleen whales and their prey in West Greenland. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 402, 269-284

• Main Authors: Laidre, Kristin L, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Heagerty, Patrick, Cossio, Anthony, Bergström, Bo, Simon, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2010
• Subjects: Biological sample; International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Greenland; Gam; Paamiut; Cossio; Lille Hellefiske Bank; Balaenoptera physalus; baleen whale; baleen whales; Fin whale; Humpback Whale; International Polar Year; IPY; Meganyctiphanes norvegica; Megaptera novaeangliae; minke whale; Sei Whale
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.814102; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.814102

This study combined data on fin whale Balaenoptera physalus, humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae, minke whale B. acutorostrata, and sei whale B. borealis sightings from large-scale visual aerial and ship-based surveys (248 and 157 sightings, respectively) with synoptic acoustic sampling of krill M...