Environmental predictors of habitat suitability and occurrence of cetaceans in the western North Atlantic Ocean

Autor: Samuel Chavez-Rosales, Debra L. Palka, Lance P. Garrison, Elizabeth A. Josephson

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)

Abstract The objective of this study was to identify the main environmental covariates related to the abundance of 17 cetacean species/groups in the western North Atlantic Ocean based on generalized additive models, to establish a current habitat sui

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Environmental predictors of habitat suitability and occurrence of cetaceans in the western North Atlantic Ocean

Autor: Lance P. Garrison, Debra L. Palka, Samuel Chavez-Rosales, Elizabeth A. Josephson

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
Scientific Reports

The objective of this study was to identify the main environmental covariates related to the abundance of 17 cetacean species/groups in the western North Atlantic Ocean based on generalized additive models, to establish a current habitat suitability

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https://doaj.org/article/2792c1af0cfa4cee85afa44d39ef319d

Development of a species distribution model for fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) within a Bayesian hierarchical framework: Implications for uncertainty

Autor: Lance P. Garrison, Paul B. Conn, Debra L. Palka, Elizabeth A. Josephson, Samuel Chavez-Rosales, Douglas B Sigourney

Species distribution models (SDMs) have proven to be an integral tool in the conservation and management of cetaceans. Many applications have adopted a two-step approach where a detection function is estimated using conventional distance sampling in

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Developing and assessing a density surface model in a Bayesian hierarchical framework with a focus on uncertainty: insights from simulations and an application to fin whales ( Balaenoptera physalus ).

Autor: Sigourney DB; Integrated Statistics, Woods Hole, MA, USA., Chavez-Rosales S; Integrated Statistics, Woods Hole, MA, USA., Conn PB; National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, United States of America., Garrison L; NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami, FL, United States of America., Josephson E; Integrated Statistics, Woods Hole, MA, USA., Palka D; NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, United States of America.

Publikováno v: PeerJ [PeerJ] 2020 Jan 23; Vol. 8, pp. e8226. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 23 (Print Publication: 2020).