Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography
The Critically Endangered status of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis (NARWs) warrants the development of new, less invasive technology to monitor the health of individuals. Combined with advancements in remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, commonly ‘drones’), infrared thermography...
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ftgriffithuniv:oai:research-repository.griffith.edu.au:10072/429560 2024-06-23T07:52:33+00:00 Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography Lonati, Gina L Zitterbart, Daniel P Miller, Carolyn A Corkeron, Peter Murphy, Christin T Moore, Michael J 2022 http://hdl.handle.net/10072/429560 https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01193 English eng Inter-Research Endangered Species Research Lonati, GL; Zitterbart, DP; Miller, CA; Corkeron, P; Murphy, CT; Moore, MJ, Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography, Endangered Species Research, 2022, 48, pp. 139-154 http://hdl.handle.net/10072/429560 1863-5407 doi:10.3354/esr01193 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ © The authors 2022. Open Access under Creative Commons by Attribution Licence. Use, distribution and reproduction are un-restricted. Authors and original publication must be credited. open access Biological sciences Environmental sciences Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Biodiversity Conservation Biodiversity & Conservation Cetaceans Journal article 2022 ftgriffithuniv https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01193 2024-06-12T00:11:44Z The Critically Endangered status of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis (NARWs) warrants the development of new, less invasive technology to monitor the health of individuals. Combined with advancements in remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, commonly ‘drones’), infrared thermography (IRT) is being increasingly used to detect and count marine mammals and study their physiology. We conducted RPAS-based IRT over NARWs in Cape Cod Bay, MA, USA, in 2017 and 2018. Observations demonstrated 3 particularly useful applications of RPAS-based IRT to study large whales: (1) exploring patterns of cranial heat loss and providing insight into the physiological mechanisms that produce these patterns; (2) tracking subsurface individuals in real-time (depending on the thermal stratification of the water column) using cold surface water anomalies resulting from fluke upstrokes; and (3) detecting natural changes in superficial blood circulation or diagnosing pathology based on heat anomalies on post-cranial body surfaces. These qualitative applications present a new, important opportunity to study, monitor, and conserve large whales, particularly rare and at-risk species such as NARWs. Despite the challenges of using this technology in aquatic environments, the applications of RPAS-based IRT for monitoring the health and behavior of endangered marine mammals, including the collection of quantitative data on thermal physiology, will continue to diversify. Full Text Article in Journal/Newspaper Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic Griffith University: Griffith Research Online Endangered Species Research 48 139 154 |
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The Critically Endangered status of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis (NARWs) warrants the development of new, less invasive technology to monitor the health of individuals. Combined with advancements in remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, commonly ‘drones’), infrared thermography (IRT) is being increasingly used to detect and count marine mammals and study their physiology. We conducted RPAS-based IRT over NARWs in Cape Cod Bay, MA, USA, in 2017 and 2018. Observations demonstrated 3 particularly useful applications of RPAS-based IRT to study large whales: (1) exploring patterns of cranial heat loss and providing insight into the physiological mechanisms that produce these patterns; (2) tracking subsurface individuals in real-time (depending on the thermal stratification of the water column) using cold surface water anomalies resulting from fluke upstrokes; and (3) detecting natural changes in superficial blood circulation or diagnosing pathology based on heat anomalies on post-cranial body surfaces. These qualitative applications present a new, important opportunity to study, monitor, and conserve large whales, particularly rare and at-risk species such as NARWs. Despite the challenges of using this technology in aquatic environments, the applications of RPAS-based IRT for monitoring the health and behavior of endangered marine mammals, including the collection of quantitative data on thermal physiology, will continue to diversify. Full Text |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered north atlantic right whales eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Endangered Species Research Lonati, GL; Zitterbart, DP; Miller, CA; Corkeron, P; Murphy, CT; Moore, MJ, Investigating the thermal physiology of Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography, Endangered Species Research, 2022, 48, pp. 139-154 http://hdl.handle.net/10072/429560 1863-5407 doi:10.3354/esr01193 |
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