Spatio-temporal patterns in fin whale Balaenoptera physalus habitat use in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Schleimer, Anna, Ramp, Christian, Plourde, Stéphane, Lehoux, Caroline, Sears, Richard, Hammond, Philip S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ATLANTIC RIGHT; BALEEN WHALES; ABUNDANCE; MODELS; VARIABILITY; SELECTION; PREY; BAY; AGGREGATION; Canada; Lanes; Balaenoptera physalus; baleen whales; Fin whale
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/696b959c-9056-4176-8ab6-c805b04b7a6e; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/696b959c-9056-4176-8ab6-c805b04b7a6e; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13020; https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/93642062/Schleimer_et_al._2019_.pdf

Significant ecosystem changes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GSL), Canada, have had far-reaching effects at all trophic levels. The abundance of fin whales Balaenoptera physalus has declined significantly in the northern GSL over the past decade. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that the observ...