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Occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA
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dc.contributor.author | Read, Andrew, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Barco, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bell, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Borchers, David Louis | |
dc.contributor.author | Burt, M Louise | |
dc.contributor.author | Cummings, E.W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dunn, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fougeres, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hazen, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams-Hodge, L.E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Laura, A-M. | |
dc.contributor.author | McAlarney, R.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nilsson, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pabst, D.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Paxton, Charles G. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Schneider, S.Z. | |
dc.contributor.author | Urian, Kim | |
dc.contributor.author | Waples, D.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | McLellan, W.A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-11T17:10:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-11T17:10:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Read , A J , Barco , S , Bell , J , Borchers , D L , Burt , M L , Cummings , E W , Dunn , J , Fougeres , J , Hazen , L , Williams-Hodge , L E , Laura , A-M , McAlarney , R J , Nilsson , P , Pabst , D A , Paxton , C G M , Schneider , S Z , Urian , K , Waples , D M & McLellan , W A 2014 , ' Occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA ' , Journal of Cetacean Research and Management , vol. 14 , pp. 23-35 . | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1561-0713 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 191849725 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 91a71ad1-b549-4b58-8213-6217c9143031 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 84942418496 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-9350-3197/work/34033063 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-3944-0754/work/72842433 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/7772 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this paper the occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in offshore waters of Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA is described. Between June 2007 and June 2010 monthly aerial and shipboard line-transect surveys were conducted along ten 74km transects placed perpendicular to the shelf break. In total 42,676km of aerial trackline (218 sightings) and 5,209km of vessel trackline (100 sightings) were observed. Seven species of cetaceans were observed, but the fauna was dominated strongly by common bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins. Both species were present year-round in the study area. Using photo-identification techniques, five bottlenose dolphins and one spotted dolphin were resighted during the three-year period. In general, the abundance of cetaceans in Onslow Bay was low and too few sightings were made to estimate monthly abundances for species other than bottlenose and spotted dolphins. Maximum monthly abundances of bottlenose and spotted dolphins were 4,100 (95% CI: 1,300–9,400) in May 2010 and 6,000 (95% CI: 2,500–17,400) in March 2009, respectively. Bottlenose dolphins were found throughout the study area, although they were encountered most frequently just off the shelf break. In contrast, spotted dolphins exhibited a strong preference for waters over the continental shelf and were not encountered beyond the shelf break. | |
dc.format.extent | 13 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Cetacean Research and Management | en |
dc.rights | Copyright The Authors 2014. Occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA, Read, A. J., Barco, S., Bell, J., Borchers, D. L., Burt, M. L., Cummings, E. W., Dunn, J., Fougeres, J., Hazen, L., Williams-Hodge, L. E., Laura, A-M., McAlarney, R. J., Nilsson, P., Pabst, D. A., Paxton, C. G. M., Schneider, S. Z., Urian, K., Waples, D. M. & McLellan, W. A. 2014 In : Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 14, p. 23-35. Deposited in accordance with the journal not-for-profit open access policy. | en |
dc.subject | Abundance estimate | en |
dc.subject | Monitoring | en |
dc.subject | Survey-combined | en |
dc.subject | Trends | en |
dc.subject | Photo-ID | en |
dc.subject | GB Physical geography | en |
dc.subject | QA Mathematics | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject.lcc | GB | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QA | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | Occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statistics | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | https://archive.iwc.int/pages/preview.php?ref=3608&alternative=2475&k=&search=onslow%2C+bay%2C+year%3A2014&offset=0&order_by=relevance&sort=DESC&archive=0& | en |
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