Modelling the spatial distribution of cetaceans in New Zealand waters

• Published in: Diversity and Distributions
• Main Authors: Stephenson, Fabrice, Goetz, Kimberly, Sharp, Ben R., Mouton, Theophile L., Beets, Fenna L., Roberts, Jim, Macdiarmid, Alison B., Constantine, Rochelle, Lundquist, Carolyn J.
• Other Authors: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Hamilton (NIWA), National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Wellington (NIWA), MARine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation (UMR MARBEC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Auckland Auckland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2020
• Subjects: Conservation; Species distribution models; Insights; Boosted regression tree models; Cetacean distribution; New Zealand; Relative environmental suitability models; Spatial management; Blue whale; Delphinus-delphis; Demersal fish; Grounds; Habitat suitability models; Pilot whales; Southern right whales; [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; Bounty Trough
• Online Access: https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-03411065; https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-03411065/document; https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-03411065/file/Diversity%20and%20Distributions%20-%202020%20-%20Stephenson%20-%20Modelling%20the%20spatial%20distribution%20of%20cetaceans%20in%20New%20Zealand%20waters.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13035

Place: Hoboken Publisher: Wiley WOS:000510589200001 International audience Aim Cetaceans are inherently difficult to study due to their elusive, pelagic and often highly migratory nature. New Zealand waters are home to 50% of the world's cetacean species, but their spatial distributions are poo...