Coherence betwwen 19th century sperm whale distributions and satellite-derived pigments in the tropical Pacific

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Jaquet, Nathalie, Whitehead, Hal, Lewis, Marlon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter Research 1996
• Subjects: Pacific; Yankee; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/51156/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/51156/1/3086.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps145001

It has often been suggested that, given their large food requirements, sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus distributions should reflect the distribution of productive ocean environments, and it seems therefore that chlorophyll concentration might be a good indicator of sperm whale distribution. To ex...