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- Title
Chilean blue whales off Isla Grande de Chiloe, 2004-2010: distribution, site-fidelity and behaviour.
- Authors
GALLETFI VERNAZZANI, BARBARA; CARLSON, CAROLE A.; CABRERA, ELSA; BROWNELL JR., ROBERT L.
- Abstract
The article presents a collaborative research program which gathered data on Chilean blue whales in Isla Grande de Chiloe, Chile through aerial and marine surveys. The study conducted various methods including spatial analyses with a Global Positioning System (GPS), photo-identification survey and behavioural analyses. Results with sighting per unit effort (SPUE) shows relative abundance of the species in discrete 10 km&sup2, while probability contours were shown by kernel density. It found that the area has been used by blue whales as a feeding ground.
- Subjects
GREAT Island (Argentina &; Chile); CHILE; BLUE whale; ANIMAL behavior; AERIAL zoological surveys; ANIMAL feeding behavior; GLOBAL Positioning System; SPATIAL analysis (Statistics); PHOTOIDENTIFICATION of animals; ANIMAL population density
- Publication
Journal of Cetacean Research & Management, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 3, p353
- ISSN
1561-0713
- Publication type
Article