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Habitat utilization by minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada

Creator:

Zeppelin, Tonya K.

Abstract:

Characteristics of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) habitat at the head of the Laurentian Channel in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada were identified by quantifying environmental and temporal habitat variables and comparing them to the presence or absence of minke whales during the summer of 1996. Identification photographs of minke whales...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

east to west: the Atlantic deep layer (T= 3 to 6°C; S > 33 0/00) and a cold intermediate layer (T= -2