Characterising essential breeding habitat for whales informs the development of large-scale Marine Protected Areas in the South Pacific

• Main Authors: Lindsay, Rebecca E., Constantine, Rochelle, Robbins, Jooke, Mattila, David K., Tagarino, Alden, Dennis, Todd E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University Knowledge Digital Repository 2016
• Subjects: Habitat; Humpback whale; Maximum entropy modelling; Megaptera novaeangliae; MPA; Pacific; Tonga; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/1609; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295257513_Characterising_essential_breeding_habitat_for_whales_informs_the_development_of_large-scale_Marine_Protected_Areas_in_the_South_Pacific

There are significant challenges associated with mapping critical habitat for large, migratory species. The humpback whales of Oceania in the South Pacific are no exception, with their winter breeding grounds spanning >4000 km of ocean basin. This subpopulation is listed as endangered, but there...