Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography
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ftwhoas:oai:darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org:1912/29176 2023-05-15T16:08:15+02:00 Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography Lonati, Gina Zitterbart, Daniel Miller, Carolyn A. Corkeron, Peter Murphy, Christin T. Moore, Michael J. 2022-07-21 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/29176 unknown Inter Research https://hdl.handle.net/1912/27616 https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01193 Lonati G. L., Zitterbart D. P., Miller C. A., Corkeron P., Murphy C.T., & Moore M. J. (2022). Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography. Endang Species Res 48, 139-154. doi:10.3354/esr01193 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/29176 Attribution 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Lonati G. L., Zitterbart D. P., Miller C. A., Corkeron P., Murphy C.T., & Moore M. J. (2022). Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography. Endang Species Res 48, 139-154. doi:10.3354/esr01193 Cetaceans Drone Health Marine mammals Remote sensing Temperature UAVs Article 2022 ftwhoas https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01193 2022-07-30T22:56:44Z © The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Lonati, G., Zitterbart, D. P., Miller, C. A., Corkeron, P. J., Murphy, C. T., & Moore, M. J. Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography. Endangered Species Research, 48, (2022): 139–154, https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01193. The Critically Endangered status of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis (NARWs) warrants the development of new, less invasive technology to monitor the health of individuals. Combined with advancements in remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, commonly ‘drones’), infrared thermography (IRT) is being increasingly used to detect and count marine mammals and study their physiology. We conducted RPAS-based IRT over NARWs in Cape Cod Bay, MA, USA, in 2017 and 2018. Observations demonstrated 3 particularly useful applications of RPAS-based IRT to study large whales: (1) exploring patterns of cranial heat loss and providing insight into the physiological mechanisms that produce these patterns; (2) tracking subsurface individuals in real-time (depending on the thermal stratification of the water column) using cold surface water anomalies resulting from fluke upstrokes; and (3) detecting natural changes in superficial blood circulation or diagnosing pathology based on heat anomalies on post-cranial body surfaces. These qualitative applications present a new, important opportunity to study, monitor, and conserve large whales, particularly rare and at-risk species such as NARWs. Despite the challenges of using this technology in aquatic environments, the applications of RPAS-based IRT for monitoring the health and behavior of endangered marine mammals, including the collection of quantitative data on thermal physiology, will continue to diversify. All activities were conducted under NOAA permit 18355-01 and were approved by Woods Hole ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic Woods Hole Scientific Community: WHOAS (Woods Hole Open Access Server) Endangered Species Research 48 139 154 |
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© The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Lonati, G., Zitterbart, D. P., Miller, C. A., Corkeron, P. J., Murphy, C. T., & Moore, M. J. Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography. Endangered Species Research, 48, (2022): 139–154, https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01193. The Critically Endangered status of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis (NARWs) warrants the development of new, less invasive technology to monitor the health of individuals. Combined with advancements in remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, commonly ‘drones’), infrared thermography (IRT) is being increasingly used to detect and count marine mammals and study their physiology. We conducted RPAS-based IRT over NARWs in Cape Cod Bay, MA, USA, in 2017 and 2018. Observations demonstrated 3 particularly useful applications of RPAS-based IRT to study large whales: (1) exploring patterns of cranial heat loss and providing insight into the physiological mechanisms that produce these patterns; (2) tracking subsurface individuals in real-time (depending on the thermal stratification of the water column) using cold surface water anomalies resulting from fluke upstrokes; and (3) detecting natural changes in superficial blood circulation or diagnosing pathology based on heat anomalies on post-cranial body surfaces. These qualitative applications present a new, important opportunity to study, monitor, and conserve large whales, particularly rare and at-risk species such as NARWs. Despite the challenges of using this technology in aquatic environments, the applications of RPAS-based IRT for monitoring the health and behavior of endangered marine mammals, including the collection of quantitative data on thermal physiology, will continue to diversify. All activities were conducted under NOAA permit 18355-01 and were approved by Woods Hole ... |
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Lonati, Gina Zitterbart, Daniel Miller, Carolyn A. Corkeron, Peter Murphy, Christin T. Moore, Michael J. |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered north atlantic right whales eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography |
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Lonati G. L., Zitterbart D. P., Miller C. A., Corkeron P., Murphy C.T., & Moore M. J. (2022). Investigating the thermal physiology of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis via aerial infrared thermography. Endang Species Res 48, 139-154. doi:10.3354/esr01193 |
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