Exploring the characteristics of spatial distribution for Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and Northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) in the Arctic : a preliminary study to inform conservation management

• Main Author: Davidson, Ellyn, 1988-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Hvalir; Rannsóknir; Dýravernd; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Arctic; Baffin Bay; Nuuk; Haf; Baffin; Davis Strait; hyperoodon ampullatus; Physeter macrocephalus; Sea ice; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/25491

Verkefnið er unnið við Háskólasetur Vestfjarða Very little is known about how sperm whales and northern bottlenose whales use their Arctic habitat. A long time series of presence data from two datasets was used to map the sighting density and spatial distribution of both species within Baffin Bay an...