The frequency of occurrence of the North Pacific minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni Deméré, 1986 off the northeastern coast of Sakhalin Island in 2008-2021
Lebedev, E.B.; Kavun, V.Y. (2023). The frequency of occurrence of the North Pacific minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni Deméré, 1986 off the northeastern coast of Sakhalin Island in 2008-2021. Russ. J. Mar. Biol. 49(4): 259-266. https://dx.doi.org/10.1134/s1063074023040065
In: Russian Journal of Marine Biology. Plenum: New York. ISSN 1063-0740; e-ISSN 1608-3377, more
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni Deméré, 1986 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Lebedev, E.B.
- Kavun, V.Y.
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| Abstract |
The seasonal and interannual variability in the frequency of occurrence of the North Pacific common minke whale (Minke whale) Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni Deméré, 1986 off the northeastern coast of Sakhalin Island (the Sea of Okhotsk) in 2008–2021 has been studied. It has been shown that the occurrence of whales of this species in the study area has significant seasonal and interannual variability. The average frequency of occurrence in even years of observations was 1.6 times higher than in odd years and was 7.1 and 4.4%, respectively. It has been suggested that the frequency of occurrence of the minke whale in the study area is determined by the intensity of coastal wind upwelling off the eastern coast of Sakhalin Island. |
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