Predicting Cetacean Distributions in the Eastern North Atlantic to Support Marine Management

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Correia, Ana M., Sousa-Guedes, Diana, Gil, Ágatha, Valente, Raul, Rosso, Massimiliano, Sousa-Pinto, Isabel, Sillero, Neftalí, Pierce, Graham J.
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Marine Science; ecological niche modelling; GAM; Maxent; basin-scale modelling; habitat preferences; suitable habitats; QH301 Biology; Supplementary Information; QH301; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2164/16621; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.643569

Acknowledgments We thank all the volunteers for their contribution and dedication during the monitoring campaigns. This manscript is a product of the work of every observer who participated in the CETUS Project. We are extremely grateful to TRANSINSULAR, the cargo ship company that provided all the logistic support, and to the ships’ crews for their hospitality. We also thank Vasilis Valavanis for his valuable advice about the use of oceanographic variables. Peer reviewed