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- Workshop Article:
Brown-Saracino et al.
… Energy hosted a two-day workshop on July 24-25, 2012 with scientists and regulators engaged in marine ecological survey, modeling, and database efforts pertaining to the waters of the … compatible databases. The meeting primarily focused on efforts to establish and predict marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle abundance, density, and distributions extending from the … second day was comprised of two additional sessions, one focused on current data storage and distribution systems, data accessibility, and potential avenues for data sharing, and the other …
- Journal Article:
Carter et al.
… Marine predator populations are crucial to the structure and functioning of ecosystems. Like many … and trends in abundance at land-based monitoring sites requires robust estimates of at-sea distribution, often on multi-region scales. Such an understanding is critical for effective … trends. Moreover, we provide SAC-specific estimates of at-sea distribution for use in marine spatial planning, demonstrating that hotspots of at-sea density in UK and Ireland-wide …
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Jones et al.
… interactions between tidal flow and topography drive the fine-scale porpoise spatio-temporal distribution at the site. Porpoise sightings were distributed non-uniformly within the survey … for porpoises at a local scale. Information on the functional mechanisms linking porpoise distribution to static and dynamic physical habitat variables is extremely valuable to the … and management of the species within the context of European conservation policies and marine renewable energy infrastructure development. … 2014-11-01 …
- Journal Article:
Ma et al.
… effects assessment (CEA) should be conducted at ecologically meaningful scales such as large marine ecosystems to halt further ocean degradation caused by anthropogenic pressures and facilitate ecosystem-based management such as transboundary marine spatial planning (MSP). However, few studies exist at large marine ecosystems scale, … Ecosystem (YSLME), aiming to understand the most influential cause-effect pathways and risk distribution pattern. The results showed that (1) seven human activities including port, …
- Journal Article:
Tougaard and Wisz
… The small-scale distribution of wide-ranging marine top predators has important implications for environmental … on Horns Reef, North Sea, that tidally driven upwelling is the most important factor governing distribution of harbour porpoises. For 3 principal reasons such a conclusion cannot be reached …
- Journal Article:
Wilson et al.
… 1. This study investigated the distribution of a population of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus resident in the Moray … this species. 2. Boat-based surveys and photo-identification techniques were used to study the distribution and movements of individually recognizable dolphins over a 3-year period. 3. … suggests that competition between individuals or social groupings may shape spatial distribution in this population. 7. Individuals exhibited rapid movements across the population's …
- Workshop Article:
Polagye et al.
… As the marine energy industry explores the potential for generating significant power from waves and tidal currents, there is a need to ensure that energy converters do not cause harm to the marine environment, including marine animals that may interact with these new technologies in … marine renewable energy converters (MECs) near the converters (“nearfield”) determining the distribution and habitat use of marine animals in the vicinity of MECs (“distribution and habitat …
- Journal Article:
Civil et al.
… The efficacy of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends on clear conservation objectives and ecologically … Firth Special Area of Conservation (SAC), originally proposed to contain their core area of distribution. Two decades on, this study assesses the importance for this population of St …
- Journal Article:
Guidino et al.
… Understanding the patterns of spatial and temporal distribution in threshold habitats of highly migratory and endangered species is important for … their habitat requirements and recovery trends. Herein, we present new data about the distribution of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in neritic waters off the northern … for research. A total of 1048 whales distributed between 487 groups were sighted. The spatial distribution of humpbacks resembled the characteristic segregation of whale groups according to …
- Journal Article:
Gilles et al.
… The seasonal distribution of harbour porpoises in the German North Sea was investigated, hot spot areas were …
- Journal Article:
Robinson et al.
… selection, movements and feeding ecology of the animals utilising this North Sea region, distribution data from the southern coastline of the outer Moray Firth were subsequently examined with respect to the marine physiography of the area, specifically the environmental variables water depth, slope, …
- Journal Article:
Chou et al.
… Aim Species distribution modelling is a useful tool for determining important habitats. By accounting for … Location Eastern Tropical Atlantic, West Africa. Methods Maxent was used to model humpback distribution using pertinent environmental predictors and an integrated dataset of humpback whale …
- Journal Article:
Wilding et al.
… Marine renewable energy developments (MREDs) are rapidly expanding in size and number as society … not reduce current or future delivery of ecosystem services. The benthos underpins crucial marine ecosystem services yet, in relation to MREDs, is currently poorly monitored: current … particularly in terms of fisheries and biodiversity and, via trophic linkages, change the distribution of fish, birds and mammals. The production of DRIPy data should be eliminated and …
- Journal Article:
Cox et al.
… complex environments, which likely influences the spatio-temporal distributions of marine megafauna such as marine mammals. As such, understanding natural patterns in habitat use by these animals is … assess the impacts of anthropogenically induced disturbances, such as those associated with marine renewable energy installations (MREIs). This study uses a five year (2009–2013) passive …
- Journal Article:
Williamson et al.
… Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are used regularly to develop management strategies, but many … methods ignore the spatial nature of data. To address this, we compared fine-scale spatial distribution predictions of harbour porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ) using empirical … however, HBMs had twice the level of certainty, showed much finer-scale patterns in porpoise distribution, and identified some areas of high relative density that were not apparent in the …
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Johnson et al.
… We describe an integrative approach to studying the fine-scale distribution of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in the Bay of Fundy, using satellite …
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Zoidis et al.
… This multi-year study investigated the density and distribution of six large whale species in the New York Bight (NYB): the blue whale ( … km 2 and 272 average annual abundance. Sightings were characterized within four habitat distribution zones based on depth or distance from shore out to 250 nm. Humpback and fin whales …
- Journal Article:
Russell et al.
For a previous Scottish Government funded project (MMSS/001/11), seal telemetry data were combined with haul-out specific population data to generate usage maps for both grey and harbour seals around the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) at a spatial resolution of 5 x 5 km (Jones et al., 2013). These maps provided estimates of seal abundance (and associated confidence intervals…
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Holdman et al.
… Harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are commonly observed in Oregon's nearshore marine environment yet knowledge of their ecosystem use and behavior remains limited, generating …
- Journal Article:
Stone et al.
Two wind energy areas (WEAs), designated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island were surveyed between October 2011 and June 2015. A total of 969 cetacean sightings of over 10,000 animals were documented during systematic line-transect aerial surveys (67,525 km flown).…
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