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Cetacean diversity of the continental shelf and slope off Southern Australia
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posted on 2015-05-01, 00:00 authored by Peter Gill, Rebecca Pirzl, Margaret Morrice, K LawtonWe recorded a diverse cetacean assemblage from systematic aerial surveys in productive upwelling waters off southern Australia in 2002-2013. Surveys recorded 133 sightings of 15 identified cetacean species consisting of 7 mysticete (baleen) whale species, 8 odontocete (toothed) species, and 384 sightings of unidentified dolphins. This is the first assessment of cetacean diversity for the region and we found diversity to be comparable with other productive regions elsewhere. Differential spatial and temporal distributions of mysticete and odontocete species were apparent, and were associated with habitat variables and seasonal migration cycles. The study contributes new information to assist the environmental planning and management of activities in the region, including oil, and gas exploration and production, fishing, shipping, and renewable energy development.
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Journal of wildlife managementVolume
79Issue
4Pagination
672 - 681Publisher
WileyLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0022-541XeISSN
1937-2817Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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ariel surveysbaleen whalescetacean diversitydiversitydolphinsSouthern AustraliaToothed whalesAerial surveysDistributionScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEcologyZoologyEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyWHALES PHYSETER-MACROCEPHALUSNORTHERN BOUNDARY CURRENTPYGMY RIGHT WHALESGULF-OF-MEXICOFIN WHALESBALAENOPTERA-PHYSALUSMEDITERRANEAN SEAHUMPBACK-WHALESCURRENT SYSTEMWATERS
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