Population Parameters of Blainville's and Cuvier's Beaked Whales

Abstract

Beaked whales appear to be specifically sensitive to some acoustic sources, which can lead to mass strandings. The lack of knowledge about the population dynamics and reproductive parameters of these animals impedes the assessment of the population effects of stranding mortalities. The goal of this project is to continue a long-term photo-ID study started in the Canary Islands in 2003, in order to obtain a sufficient sample size for demographic modeling. This information will greatly augment the sparse knowledge of beaked whale population biology, facilitating the assessment of possible population effects of human impacts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA616471

Entities

People

  • Natacha A. De Soto
  • Phil Hammond

Organizations

  • University of La Laguna

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Animals
  • Biology
  • Canary Islands
  • Catalogs
  • Cetaceans
  • Data Analysis
  • Deep Diving
  • Deep Water
  • Detection
  • Diving
  • Habitats
  • Islands
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Oceanography
  • Odontocetes

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology