Variability of Cetacean Distribution and Habitat Selection in the Alaskan Arctic, Autumn 1982-91

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Moore, Sue E.
• 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; Bering Strait; Blanche; la Baleine; Mer de Beaufort; Arctique*; Chukchi; Détroit de Béring; Mer des Tchouktches; Tchouktche*; White whale
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63931

Ten years (1982-91) of autumn sighting data from aerial surveys offshore northern Alaska were analyzed to investigate variability in cetacean distribution and habitat selection. Habitat selection indices were calculated for bowhead, white, and gray whales in heavy, moderate, and light ice conditions...