Comparison of methods for determining key marine areas from tracking data

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Tancell, Claire, Phillips, Richard A., Xavier, Jose C., Tarling, Geraint A, Sutherland, William J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2013
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Bird Island; Diomedea exulans; Wandering Albatross
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500192/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2050-2

There is an urgent need to identify key marine areas for conservation, particularly in the high seas. A range of techniques have been applied to tracking data from higher predators, particularly seabirds and pinnipeds, to determine the areas of greatest use. This study compared three commonly used m...