Cetacean Habitat Selection in the Alaskan Arctic during Summer and Autumn

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Moore, Sue E., DeMaster, Douglas P., Dayton, Paul K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2000
• Subjects: Alaska; Arctic; Beaufort Sea; bowhead whale; Chukchi Sea; gray whale; habitat selection; white whale; Arctique; mer de Beaufort; baleine boréale; mer des Tchouktches; baleine grise de Californie; sélection de l’habitat; baleine blanche; Baleine; Blanche; la Baleine; Mer de Beaufort; Arctique*; Balaena mysticetus; Chukchi; Delphinapterus leucas; Mer des Tchouktches; Tchouktche*; White whale
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63930

Ten years (1982-91) of sighting data from aerial surveys offshore of northern Alaska were analyzed to investigate seasonal variability in cetacean habitat selection. Distinct habitats were described for bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), white whales (Delphinapterus leucas), and gray whales (Eschr...