Bowhead Whale Abundance. Version 1.0

This dataset is comprised of data from ice-based visual census studies to estimate the abundance of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas (BCBS) stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). These counts take place off Point Barrow, Alaska, in the spring, as the whales migrate from the Bering to the Beau...

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Main Authors: George, J., Rugh, D., Suydam, R., Zeh, J.
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory 2013
Subjects:
geoscientificInformation
oceans
Biology
Arctic
Oceanography
FOS Earth and related environmental sciences
Field Survey
In Situ Land-based Platforms > > FIELD SURVEYS > > cca1ba09-0595-4ab0-a28f-158f988e9301
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES > 5e0ce993-df7c-46e2-9942-3a242df75705
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > POPULATION DYNAMICS > ad3a5f4f-4624-4a08-b875-6723c2615e90
PacMARS
Pacific Marine Arctic Regional Synthesis
Pacific
Balaena mysticetus
baleen whales
Barrow
Beaufort Sea
bowhead whale
Chukchi
Point Barrow
Alaska
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5065/d66t0jpn
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/255.010
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Summary:This dataset is comprised of data from ice-based visual census studies to estimate the abundance of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas (BCBS) stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). These counts take place off Point Barrow, Alaska, in the spring, as the whales migrate from the Bering to the Beaufort Sea. They were conducted annually from 1978 to 1988 and again in 1993 and 2001. Adverse environmental conditions led to counts inadequate to support abundance estimates in 1979 and 1984. The data provide an estimate of the number of whales that passed within the 4km visual range of the observation perch from which the whales are counted. This dataset is part of the Pacific Marine Arctic Regional Synthesis (PacMARS) Project.

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