Environmental correlates of blue and fin whale call detections in the North Pacific Ocean from 1997 to 2002
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Stafford, Kathleen M.
Citta, John J.
Moore, Sue E.
Daher, Mary Ann
George, Joseph E.
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2009-12-03
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Inter-Research
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A 6 yr time series of blue whale Balaenoptera musculus and fin whale B. physalus call detections in the North Pacific Ocean was correlated with 3 oceanographic variables (sea-surface temperature, chlorophyll a concentration, and mixed layer depth), to investigate the broad-scale calling behavior of these species. Monthly values for satellite-derived oceanographic data and whale call data were compared for 4 regions (30° longitude by 15° of latitude) encompassing the whole subarctic North Pacific and an area in the temperate northeastern Pacific. To determine predictive models for whale call occurrence, generalized linear models were used to determine which, if any, oceanographic variables might influence whale calling behavior over such broad space and time scales. Sea-surface temperature was the best oceanographic variable for predicting whale call detections for both species and all regions.
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The article of record as published may be found at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08362
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Funding over the years was provided by
SERDP through SPAWAR (D. Conlon), the Marine Mammal
Program of the Office of Naval Research (R. Gisiner, N00014-
96-1-1130), the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Program
N45 (F. Stone and E. Young), the US Army Corps of
Engineers (DCA87-00-H-0026), funding from the Department
of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program and from
the Naval Postgraduate School (C. Collins, N00244-07-1-0017
to K.M.S. and N00244-07-1-0014 to M.A.D.).
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Marine Ecology Progress Series 395 (2009): 37-53, doi:10.3354/meps08362.
Marine Ecology Progress Series 395 (2009): 37-53
Marine Ecology Progress Series 395 (2009): 37-53