Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29536
Title: Towards a Standardized Approach of Cetacean Habitat: Past Achievements and Future Directions
Contributor(s): Cribb, Nardi (author); Miller, Cara  (author)orcid ; Seuront, Laurent (author)
Publication Date: 2015-07-30
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.4236/ojms.2015.53028
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29536
Abstract: The understanding of what habitat means for an organism as well as the underlying factors driving patterns of habitat use is still unknown for many species. Cetacean habitat has been described using a range of methodologies and variables measured over various temporal and spatial scales that are often author-dependent. However, in order to develop an objective and sound understanding of what habitat actually means for cetaceans, a standardized approach needs to be developed. Here, after briefly reviewing the fundamental differences between terrestrial and marine habitats, we highlight the difficulty in defining a marine habitat, with a special focus on marine mammals. We subsequently provide six recommendations by which future cetacean habitat studies might be approached. This recommended approach aims to amend the way in which we think about and undertake investigations into cetacean habitat. It is believed that through this broadened approach, future cetacean habitat studies will increase our understanding of underlying driving factors of cetacean habitat, rather than just describing distribution patterns. Finally, it is stressed how the proposed approach will be more directly applicable within management frameworks and of benefit to conservation initiatives.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Grant Details: ARC/DP0664681
ARC/DP0988554
Source of Publication: Open Journal of Marine Science, 5(3), p. 335-357
Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 2161-7392
2161-7384
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 410401 Conservation and biodiversity
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960507 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 180601 Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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