River-influenced beluga ( Delphinapterus leucas) summer habitat use in western Hudson Bay, Canada - Ausen, Emma L.; Barber, David G.; Basu, Atreya; Ehn, Jens; Walker, David; Dalman, Laura; Marcoux, Marianne (Arctic science, 2023)
Keywords: Aerial photographs; Aerial photography; Aquatic mammals; Baseline studies; beluga whale; CDOM; Colour; Conservation areas; Delphinapterus leucas; Discriminant analysis; Dissolved organic matter; Estuaries; Estuarine dynamics; Habitat selection; Habitat utilization; Habitats; Industrial development; Inuit; Investigations; Marine conservation; Marine mammals; Prey; remote sensing; River mouth; River mouths; river plume; River plumes; Rivers; Sediments; Stream flow; Summer; Suspended sediments; TSS; Water temperature; Wavelength; Whales; Whales & whaling; Canada; Nunavut Territory Canada; Churchill River; United States--US; Arctic region; Alaska; Hudson Bay; Nelson River