La Niña conditions influence interannual call detections of pygmy blue whales in the eastern Indian Ocean

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Gary Truong, Tracey L. Rogers
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: pygmy blue whales; passive acoustic monitoring (PAM); El Niño southern oscillation; chlorophyll-a; long-term data; environmental drivers; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Indian; Bonney; Blue whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.850162; https://doaj.org/article/0e30255877c14f858b0208bf695a9c81

Oceans across the globe are warming rapidly and marine ecosystems are changing as a result. However, there is a lack of information regarding how blue whales are responding to these changing environments, especially in the Southern Hemisphere. This is because long term data are needed to determine w...