Behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut
This is the first study of the behaviour and habitat preferences of bowhead whales ('Balaena mysticetus') in northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada. The study is divided into two parts; the first part examined the characteristics of bowhead habitat and the second part describes the behaviour...
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ftunivmanitoba:oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/2427 2023-06-18T03:39:55+02:00 Behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut Thomas, T. A. 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z 5026040 bytes 184 bytes application/pdf text/plain http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2427 eng eng http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2427 open access master thesis 1999 ftunivmanitoba 2023-06-04T17:38:31Z This is the first study of the behaviour and habitat preferences of bowhead whales ('Balaena mysticetus') in northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada. The study is divided into two parts; the first part examined the characteristics of bowhead habitat and the second part describes the behaviour of bowheads during the ice-edge season. Characteristics of bowhead habitat were identified by quantifying relationships between habitat variables (water depth, surface temperatures, ice conditions, and zooplankton densities) and the distribution of whales recorded during strip-transect surveys through a 4 x 4 km quadrat system, in July and August 1997. Two study areas were examined: "A" was examined in July (ice-edge season), when land-fast ice was present on the northern edge of the study area and "B" was examined in August (open-water season), when pack ice is present. Relationships between habitat variables and whale distribution were identified with Mantel tests. The second part of the study examined the behavior of bowheads during the ice-edge. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) Master Thesis Balaena mysticetus Foxe Basin Nunavut MSpace at the University of Manitoba Canada Foxe Basin ENVELOPE(-77.918,-77.918,65.931,65.931) Nunavut |
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This is the first study of the behaviour and habitat preferences of bowhead whales ('Balaena mysticetus') in northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada. The study is divided into two parts; the first part examined the characteristics of bowhead habitat and the second part describes the behaviour of bowheads during the ice-edge season. Characteristics of bowhead habitat were identified by quantifying relationships between habitat variables (water depth, surface temperatures, ice conditions, and zooplankton densities) and the distribution of whales recorded during strip-transect surveys through a 4 x 4 km quadrat system, in July and August 1997. Two study areas were examined: "A" was examined in July (ice-edge season), when land-fast ice was present on the northern edge of the study area and "B" was examined in August (open-water season), when pack ice is present. Relationships between habitat variables and whale distribution were identified with Mantel tests. The second part of the study examined the behavior of bowheads during the ice-edge. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) |
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Thomas, T. A. Behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut |
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Thomas, T. A. |
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Thomas, T. A. |
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Behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut |
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Behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut |
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Behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut |
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Behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut |
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Behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Northern Foxe Basin, Nunavut |
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behaviour and habitat selection of bowhead whales (balaena mysticetus) in northern foxe basin, nunavut |
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1999 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2427 |
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ENVELOPE(-77.918,-77.918,65.931,65.931) |
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Canada Foxe Basin Nunavut |
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Canada Foxe Basin Nunavut |
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Balaena mysticetus Foxe Basin Nunavut |
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Balaena mysticetus Foxe Basin Nunavut |
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