Mediterranean sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus: the precarious state of a lost tribe

L Rendell, A Frantzis - Advances in marine biology, 2016 - Elsevier
First observed in the classical era, a population of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)
persists to this day in the deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Genetic and observational …

Modelling sperm whale habitat preference: a novel approach combining transect and follow data

E Pirotta, J Matthiopoulos, M MacKenzie… - Marine Ecology …, 2011 - int-res.com
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus habitat preferences are still poorly understood in the
Mediterranean, despite the population being classified as 'Endangered'by the IUCN …

Scale of inference: on the sensitivity of habitat models for wide‐ranging marine predators to the resolution of environmental data

KL Scales, EL Hazen, MG Jacox, CA Edwards… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding and predicting the responses of wide‐ranging marine predators such as
cetaceans, seabirds, sharks, turtles, pinnipeds and large migratory fish to dynamic …

Spatial association between hotspots of baleen whales and demographic patterns of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba suggests size-dependent predation

JA Santora, CS Reiss, VJ Loeb, RR Veit - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2010 - int-res.com
We examined the spatial association between baleen whales and their principal prey,
Antarctic krill Euphausia superba near the South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Peninsula) …

Predictive habitat models for managing marine areas: spatial and temporal distribution of marine mammals within the Pelagos Sanctuary (Northwestern …

A Azzellino, S Panigada, C Lanfredi… - Ocean & coastal …, 2012 - Elsevier
Habitat use of seven different species of cetaceans inhabiting the Pelagos Sanctuary was
studied using 18-year summer shipboard surveys data, in an area of approximately 25,000 …

Seasonal distribution and abundance of cetaceans within French waters-Part I: The North-Western Mediterranean, including the Pelagos sanctuary

S Laran, E Pettex, M Authier, A Blanck, L David… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea is undergoing important changes. Cetaceans, as
top predators, are an important component of marine ecosystems. The seasonal distribution …

Finding the right fit: Comparative cetacean distribution models using multiple data sources and statistical approaches

S Derville, LG Torres, C Iovan… - Diversity and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Accurate predictions of cetacean distributions are essential to their conservation but are
limited by statistical challenges and a paucity of data. This study aimed at comparing the …

Passive acoustic monitoring of sperm whales and anthropogenic noise using stereophonic recordings in the Mediterranean Sea, North West Pelagos Sanctuary

M Poupard, M Ferrari, P Best, H Glotin - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
A total of 147 days spread over 4 years were recorded by a stereophonic sonobuoy set up in
the Mediterranean sea, near the coast of Toulon, south of France. These recordings were …

Spatial distribution and encounter rates of delphinids and deep diving cetaceans in the eastern Mediterranean Sea of Turkey and the extent of overlap with areas of …

T Awbery, A Akkaya, P Lyne, L Rudd… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Marine traffic has been identified as a serious threat to Mediterranean cetaceans with few
mitigation strategies in place. With only limited research effort within the Eastern Basin …

Modeling the potential distribution and richness of cetaceans in the Azores from fisheries observer program data

M Tobeña, R Prieto, M Machete… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Marine spatial planning and ecological research call for high-resolution species distribution
data. However, those data are still not available for most marine large vertebrates. The …