Summer and autumn movements of white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norway

• Main Authors: Kovacs, Kit M., Gjertz, Ian, Lydersen, Christian
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
• Subjects: BIOTA; biology; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; CETACEANS; TOOTHED WHALES; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; Arctic; Svalbard; Norway; Jan Mayen; Delphinapterus leucas; glacier; North Atlantic; toothed whales
• Online Access: http://data.npolar.no/dataset/841fe69f-ec5d-573d-89d7-66bf39d44efe

Fifteen adult white whales Delphinapterus leucas were fitted with satellite relay data loggers (SRDLs) in order to study their distribution and movement patterns in Svalbard. A total of 844 d of tracking data on location and diving depth (and diagnostic data on the SRDLs themselves) was recorded. Th...