Predicting the Ability of Marine Mammal Populations to Compensate for Behavioral Disturbances

Abstract

This project has aimed to develop predictive, analytical tools to help determine the ability of marine mammal populations to respond to behavioral disturbances. These tools are to be generic and applicable in a wide range of conditions, including scenarios where data might be limited. Building on recent advances in the field of behavioral ecology, we have focussed on defining the state resilience of behavioral strategies by considering the transient dynamics of these behavioral strategies, using systems of linear equations. The aim has been to provide a framework that allows an assessment of how probable it is that disturbance events lead to population scale consequences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617787

Entities

People

  • David Lusseau

Organizations

  • University of Aberdeen

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Autocorrelation
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Differential Equations
  • Ecology
  • Eigenvalues
  • Elephants
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Noise
  • Probability
  • Reactivities
  • Statistical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.