Patterns of winter occurrence of three sympatric killer whale populations off eastern Vancouver Island, Canada, based on passive acoustic monitoring

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: James F. Pilkington, Eva H. Stredulinsky, Katherine Gavrilchuk, Sheila J. Thornton, John K. B. Ford, Thomas Doniol-Valcroze
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: passive acoustic monitoring; habitat use; residence; Strait of Georgia; killer whale; Orcinus orca; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; British Columbia; Canada; Killer Whale; Orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1204908; https://doaj.org/article/8ebd62ae862c4702b18cdc0af04e154c

Understanding habitat use patterns of animal populations across space and time is fundamental to identifying ecological requirements, and informing threat mitigation and conservation strategies. Persistent data gaps tend to occur with cryptic species in difficult-to-access environments, where the us...