How important are herring to humpback whales? The role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a British Columbian feeding ground
Management of cetacean populations is a global conservation concern. The North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Canada is listed as threatened under the Species At Risk Act, and prey reduction has been identified as a threat to this population. I used focal follows of humpback whal...
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ftsimonfu:oai:summit.sfu.ca:14870 2023-05-15T16:36:01+02:00 How important are herring to humpback whales? The role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a British Columbian feeding ground McMillan, Christie Jane 2014-05-26 http://summit.sfu.ca/item/14870 unknown etd8762 http://summit.sfu.ca/item/14870 Graduating extended essay / Research project 2014 ftsimonfu 2022-04-07T18:39:37Z Management of cetacean populations is a global conservation concern. The North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Canada is listed as threatened under the Species At Risk Act, and prey reduction has been identified as a threat to this population. I used focal follows of humpback whales and underwater video of herring schools to estimate Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) consumption by humpback whales in eastern Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia. I combined these results with a bioenergetic model to estimate sex- and age-specific annual energetic requirements of humpback whales to determine the proportion of these requirements that are met by herring. Non-reproductive female, pregnant female, and juvenile and adult male humpbacks met over 50% of their estimated energetic requirements by feeding on herring, while juvenile and lactating females met between 25 and 50% of their requirements. These results can lead to improved management decisions for both humpback whales and herring. Other/Unknown Material Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Summit - SFU Research Repository (Simon Fraser University) Canada Pacific British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Queen Charlotte ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255) |
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Management of cetacean populations is a global conservation concern. The North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Canada is listed as threatened under the Species At Risk Act, and prey reduction has been identified as a threat to this population. I used focal follows of humpback whales and underwater video of herring schools to estimate Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) consumption by humpback whales in eastern Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia. I combined these results with a bioenergetic model to estimate sex- and age-specific annual energetic requirements of humpback whales to determine the proportion of these requirements that are met by herring. Non-reproductive female, pregnant female, and juvenile and adult male humpbacks met over 50% of their estimated energetic requirements by feeding on herring, while juvenile and lactating females met between 25 and 50% of their requirements. These results can lead to improved management decisions for both humpback whales and herring. |
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McMillan, Christie Jane How important are herring to humpback whales? The role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a British Columbian feeding ground |
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How important are herring to humpback whales? The role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a British Columbian feeding ground |
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How important are herring to humpback whales? The role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a British Columbian feeding ground |
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How important are herring to humpback whales? The role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a British Columbian feeding ground |
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How important are herring to humpback whales? The role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a British Columbian feeding ground |
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How important are herring to humpback whales? The role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a British Columbian feeding ground |
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how important are herring to humpback whales? the role of herring in meeting the energetic requirements of humpback whales in a british columbian feeding ground |
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ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) ENVELOPE(-132.088,-132.088,53.255,53.255) |
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Canada Pacific British Columbia Queen Charlotte |
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Canada Pacific British Columbia Queen Charlotte |
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Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae |
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Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae |
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