Can habitat modelling for the octopus Eledone cirrhosa help identify key areas for Risso's dolphin in Scottish waters?

• Published in: Hydrobiologia
• Main Authors: MacLeod, C. D., Santos, M. B., Burns, F., Brownlow, A., Pierce, G. J.
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Natural & Computing Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Eledone cirrhosa; marine protected area; habitat modelling; Risso's dolphin; diet; porpoises phocoena-phocoena; tursiops-truncatus; stomach contents; grampus-griseus; variability; cephalopoda; mollusca; QH301 Biology; QH301; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2164/5728; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1555-0

Acknowledgments This study was funded by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). Stomach contents of Risso’s dolphin were provided by Scottish Agricultural College under the auspices of the UK cetacean stranding monitoring programme. Research trawl survey data were provided by Marine Scotland Science. Data on Risso’s dolphin occurrence around the UK and Ireland were provided the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG), Marinelife and the JNCC Seabirds At Sea Team. We thank Sarah Dolman for her assistance in setting up this study. Peer reviewed