Timing of migratory baleen whales at the Azores in relation to the North Atlantic spring bloom

Each year, a phytoplankton spring bloom starts just north of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre, and then expands northwards across the entire North Atlantic. Here, we investigate whether the timing of the spring migration of baleen whales is related to the timing of the phytoplankton spring bloom,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 2011-10, Vol.440, p.267-279
Hauptverfasser:	Visser, Fleur, Hartman, Karin L., Pierce, Graham J., Valavanis, Vasilis D., Huisman, Jef
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal fins Balaenoptera musculus Baleen Foraging Krill Marine Meganyctiphanes norvegica Megaptera novaeangliae Oceans Phytoplankton Sea water Seasonal migration Seasons Whales
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