Aspects of habitat use patterns of humpback whales in the Abrolhos bank, Brazil, breeding ground

• Main Authors: Martins, Cristiane Cavalcante Albuquerque, Morete, Maria Emilia, Coitinho, Márcia Helena Engel, Freitas, Ana Cristina, Secchi, Eduardo Resende, Kinas, Paul Gerhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Megaptera novaeangliae; Habitat use; Abrolhos Bank; Brazil; Five Islands; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/1106

The Abrolhos Bank (off the State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil) is the most important breeding and calving ground for humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in the western South Atlantic. The area is shallow with a mean depth of 30m and a group of five islands (the Abrolhos Archipelago) is located...