Intra-season variations in distribution and abundance of humpback whales in the West Antarctic Peninsula using cruise vessels as opportunistic platforms

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Johannessen, John Elling Deehr, Biuw, Martin, Lindstrøm, Ulf, Ollus, Victoria Marja Sofia, Martín López, Lucía Martina, Gkikopoulou, Kalliopi C., Oosthuizen, Wessel Chris, Lowther, Andrew
• Other Authors: University of St Andrews. School of Biology, University of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Unit
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic Peninsula; Density surface modeling; Ecosystem interactions; Humpback whale; Platforms of opportunity; Spatiotemporal variation; GC Oceanography; QH301 Biology; DAS; GC; QH301; Antarctic; Austral; Gerlache; Gerlache Strait; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Euphausia superba; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/24850; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8571

Fine-scale knowledge of spatiotemporal dynamics in cetacean distribution and abundance throughout the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is sparse yet essential for effective ecosystem-based management (EBM). Cruise vessels were used as platforms of opportunity to collect data on the distribution and...