Seasonal habitat-based density models for a marine top predator, the harbor porpoise, in a dynamic environment

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: Gilles, Anita, Viquerat, S., E. A., Becker, Forney, K. A., Geelhoed, S. C. V., Haelters, J., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Scheidat, M., Siebert, U., Sveegaard, Signe, van Beest, F. M., van Bemmelen, R., Aarts, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Danish
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: North Sea; aerial surveys; conservation; generalized additive model; harbor porpoise; marine mammals; marine spatial planning; species distribution modeling; top predator; Dogger Bank; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/ad64c3b0-8eff-476f-a947-a93afab63be9; https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1367; https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/101077462/Gilles_et_al_2016_Ecosphere.pdf

Effective species conservation and management requires information on species distribution patterns, which is challenging for highly mobile and cryptic species that may be subject to multiple anthropogenic stressors across international boundaries. Understanding species-habitat relationships can imp...