Ecology of Cetaceans in Zones of Mixing of Cold (Kurile-Kamchatka) and Warm (Kuroshio) Currents (Usloviya Sushchestvovaniya Kitoobrazhykh v Zonakh Smesheniya Kholognogo (Kurilo-Kamchatskogo i Teplogo (Kuroshio) Techenii),

Abstract

Distribution of water masses, plankton and fishes is analyzed to determine locations of grazing grounds for whales. Against this background, the distribution of whales in various years and seasons of the year is discussed. The formation of pods, their sizes, compositions, feeding habits, and migrations are outlined, singling out the species that inhabit given areas permanently or temporarily.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0770284

Entities

People

  • M. M. Sleptsov

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Animals
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Cetaceans
  • Eukaryotes
  • Migration
  • Plankton
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Information Retrieval
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Oceanography.