Vital rates of Cuvier s beaked whales: A multi-regional comparative assessment
Abstract
The goal of this project is to estimate and compare vital rates for Cuviers beaked whales at five study areas around the world. These regions have widely ranging histories of military sonar use: from virtually none to decades of frequent use that continues today. Population level effects are a pressing concern in areas where whales are chronically exposed and Population Consequences of Disturbance models have been developed to help understand what these effects might be. The results of this proposal would both inform keyparameters and validate resulting projections of those models, which rely heavily on vital rate data that are currently deficient or non-existent for most Cuviers beaked whale populations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jun 09, 2021
- Source ID
- N000142112563
Entities
People
- Erin A Falcone
Organizations
- Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy