Circumpolar frontal systems as potential feeding grounds of Southern Right whales

• Published in: Progress in oceanography Vol. 176; p. 102123
• Main Authors: González Carman, Victoria, Piola, Alberto, O'Brien, Todd D., Tormosov, Dmitriy D., Acha, E. Marcelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2019
• Subjects: autumn; calving; ecology; Eubalaena australis; latitude; Polar Front; Southern Hemisphere; Species distribution modelling; spring; Subtropical Front; summer; Whaling; Eubalaena australis; Subtropical Front; Whaling; Southern Hemisphere; Species distribution modelling; Polar Front

•Past whaling data are modelled to assess Southern Right whale’s potential summer feeding grounds.•An Ensemble Distribution Model combines whale data with environmental features.•The potential feeding grounds show zonal and meridional changes as spring and summer progress.•The Subtropical and Polar...