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TI Co-Occurrence and Habitat Use of Fin Whales, Striped Dolphins and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
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AF BAUER, Robert
   FROMENTIN, Jean-Marc
   DEMARCQ, Herve
   BRISSET, Blandine
   BONHOMMEAU, Sylvain
AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:1;5:1;
FF 1:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM;2:PDG-RBE-MARBEC;3:;4:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM;5:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM;
C1 IFREMER Inst Francais Rech Exploitat MER, Resarch Unit Marbec Marine Biodivers Exploitat &, Sete, France.
   IRD, Resarch Unit Marbec Marine Biodivers Exploitat &, Sete, France.
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
   IRD, FRANCE
SI SETE
SE PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM
   PDG-RBE-MARBEC
UM MARBEC
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   DOAJ
   copubli-france
   copubli-p187
IF 3.057
TC 25
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00284/39481/37969.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00284/39481/37970.zip
LA English
DT Article
AB Different dolphin and tuna species have frequently been reported to aggregate in areas of high frontal activity, sometimes developing close multi-species associations to increase feeding success. Aerial surveys are a common tool to monitor the density and abundance of marine mammals, and have recently become a focus in the search for methods to provide fisheries-independent abundance indicators for tuna stock assessment. In this study, we present first density estimates corrected for availability bias of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the Golf of Lions (GoL), compared with uncorrected estimates of Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABFT; Thunnus thynnus) densities from 8 years of line transect aerial surveys. The raw sighting data were further used to analyze patterns of spatial co-occurrence and density of these three top marine predators in this important feeding ground in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. These patterns were investigated regarding known species-specific feeding preferences and environmental characteristics (i. e. mesoscale activity) of the survey zone. ABFT was by far the most abundant species during the surveys in terms of schools and individuals, followed by striped dolphins and fin whales. However, when accounted for availability bias, schools of dolphins and fin whales were of equal density. Direct interactions of the species appeared to be the exception, but results indicate that densities, presence and core sighting locations of striped dolphins and ABFT were correlated. Core sighting areas of these species were located close to an area of high mesoscale activity (oceanic fronts and eddies). Fin whales did not show such a correlation. The results further highlight the feasibility to coordinate research efforts to explore the behaviour and abundance of the investigated species, as demanded by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).
PY 2015
PD OCT
SO Plos One
SN 1932-6203
PU Public Library Science
VL 10
IS 10
UT 000362961100009
DI 10.1371/journal.pone.0139218
ID 39481
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