Data used in annual distribution and relative
abundance maps of cetacean occurrence in north-west European
waters
The following data were those used in
the annual distribution and relative
abundance maps of Reid, J.B., Evans, P.G.H., &
Northridge, S.P., (2003), Atlas of Cetacean distribution in north-west
European waters. Joint Nature Conservation Committee,
Peterborough.
Reference should be made to the interpretation section of
the annual maps and the Methods chapter of the Atlas, in order to interpret these
data appropriately.
Terms and Conditions of data use
- Humpback
whale
Megaptera
novaeangliae (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Minke
whale
Balaenoptera
acutorostrata (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Sei
whale
Balaenoptera
borealis (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Fin
whale
Balaenoptera
physalus (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Sperm
whale
Physeter
macrocephalus (XLS, 0.21mb)
- Northern
bottlenose
whale
Hyperoodon ampullatus
(XLS, 0.27mb)
- Beaked
whales
Mesoplodonspp. (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Common
bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops
truncatus (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Striped
dolphin
Stenella
coeruleoalba (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Short-beaked
common dolphin Delphinus
delphis (XLS, 0.21mb)
- White-beaked
dolphin
Lagenorhynchus
albirostris (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Atlantic
white-sided
dolphin
Lagenorhynchus
acutus (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Risso's
dolphin
Grampus
griseus (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Killer
whale
Orcinus
orca (XLS, 0.27mb)
- Long-finned pilot
whale
Globicephala
melas
(XLS, 0.27mb)
- Harbour
porpoise
Phocoena
phocoena
(XLS, 0.27mb)
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