Oceanographic Determinants of the Abundance of Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the South of Portugal.
dc.contributor.author | Castro, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Couto, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Borges, F. O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Laborde, M. I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pearson, H. C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rosa, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cid, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pearson, Heidi C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-01T01:14:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-01T01:14:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Castro, J., Couto, A., Borges, F. O., Cid, A., Laborde, M. I., Pearson, H. C., & Rosa, R. (2020, September). Oceanographic Determinants of the Abundance of Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the South of Portugal. In Oceans (Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 165-173). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2673-1924 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11547 | |
dc.description.abstract | Off mainland Portugal, the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is the most sighted cetacean, although information on this species is limited. The Atlantic coast of Southern Portugal is characterized by an intense wind-driven upwelling, creating ideal conditions for common dolphins. Using data collected aboard whale-watching boats (1929 sightings and 4548 h effort during 2010–2014), this study aims to understand the relationships between abundance rates (AR) of dolphins of different age classes (adults, juveniles, calves and newborns) and oceanographic [chlorophyll a (Chl-a) and sea surface temperature (SST)] variables. Over 70% of the groups contained immature animals. The AR of adults was negatively related with Chl-a, but not related to SST values. The AR of juveniles was positively related with SST. For calves and newborns, although the relationship between SST and AR is similar to that observed for juveniles, the effect could not be distinguished from zero. There was no relationship between Chl-a levels and the AR of juveniles, calves and newborns. These results corroborate previous findings that common dolphins tend to occur in highly productive areas demonstrating linkages between their abundance and oceanographic variables, and that this region may be a potential nursery ground. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded by Associação para a Investigação do Meio Marinho (AIMM) and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), through Programa Investigador FCT 2013 granted to RR. FCT also supported this study through (i) the strategic project UID/MAR/04292/2019 granted to MARE and (ii) PhD grant to J.C. (SFRH/BD/134156/2017), M.I.L. (SFRH/BD/84297/2012) and F.O.B. (SFRH/BD/147294/2019). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.subject | ecology | en_US |
dc.subject | oceanography | en_US |
dc.subject | Portugal | en_US |
dc.subject | abundance rate | en_US |
dc.subject | nursery | en_US |
dc.subject | common dolphin | en_US |
dc.subject | Delphinus delphis | en_US |
dc.title | Oceanographic Determinants of the Abundance of Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the South of Portugal. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.peerreview | Yes | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-12-01T01:14:35Z | |
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dc.identifier.journal | Oceans | en_US |