Dynamic ensemble models to predict distributions and anthropogenic risk exposure for highly mobile species

By B. Abrahms, H. Welch, S. Brodie, M. Jacox, Elizabeth A. Becker, S. Bograd, Ladd M. Irvine, Daniel M. Palacios, Bruce Mate, E. Hazen. Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity, 2019

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Advances in ecological and environmental modelling offer new opportunities for estimating dynamic habitat suitability for highly mobile species and supporting management strategies at relevant spatiotemporal scales. We used an ensemble modelling approach to predict daily, year‐round habitat suitability for a migratory species, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), and demonstrate an application for evaluating the spatiotemporal dynamics of their exposure to ship strike risk.

Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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