A5089363174- Marine animal studies overview
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems
- Marine and fisheries research
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
Curtin University
2016-2024
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 592:267-281 (2018) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12522 Maternal body size and condition determine calf growth rates in southern right whales Fredrik Christiansen1,2,*, Fabien Vivier1, Claire Charlton3, Rhianne Ward3, Alicia Amerson4, Stephen Burnell5, Lars Bejder1,6 1Cetacean Research Unit, School of...
The North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis (NARW), currently numbering <410 individuals, is on a trajectory to extinction. Although direct mortality from ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements remain the major threats population, reproductive failure, resulting poor body condition sublethal chronic entanglement stress, believed play crucial role in population decline. Using photogrammetry unmanned aerial vehicles, we conducted largest assessment of date, determine if NARWs...
Animal body size and growth patterns play important roles in shaping the life history of species. Baleen whales include largest animals on planet, with somatic costs expected to be substantial. We used unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry long-term individual sighting histories from photo identification (1991-2019) estimate cost for southern right (SRWs) Eubalaena australis . A Richards length-at-age model was developed, based 161 calves, 20 yearlings, 1 juvenile 23 adults, ranging age...
Biological sources are significant contributors to aquatic soundscapes. Soniferous fish can dominate the soundscape in certain locations, at specific times and frequencies, particularly during production of choruses. Passive acoustic monitoring choruses provide important ecological information about soniferous populations. This study presents Australian Fish Chorus Catalogue, an inventory detected from 83 locations estuarine marine waters. The Catalogue contains data on chorus occurrence...
Underwater passive acoustic recordings in the Southern and Indian Oceans off Australia from 2002 to 2016 have regularly captured a tonal signal of about 10 s duration at 22–28 Hz with symmetrical bell-shaped envelope. The sound is often accompanied by short, higher frequency downsweeps repeated irregular intervals varying 120 200 s. It termed “spot” call according its appearance spectrograms long-time averaging. Although similar first part an Antarctic blue whale Z-call, evidence suggests...
Abstract Seasonal trends in the distribution and relative abundance of southern right whales (SRWs) Eubalaena australis , were assessed Australia's largest calving aggregation ground at Head Great Australian Bight, Commonwealth Marine Reserve, South Australia. Annual cliff‐based surveys undertaken between June October from 1992 to 2016. SRWs primarily distributed a 15 km by 2 area within 10 m depth contour (with 95% whale sightings made area). The Bight varied an individual season but was...
Abstract Demographic parameters were estimated for southern right whales (SRWs), Eubalaena australis , using photo‐identification (photo‐ID) and count data collected during annual cliff‐based surveys at the Head of Great Australian Bight (HoB), South Australia between 1991 2016. Photo‐ID contributed from aerial south‐western population in (1993–2016). The HoB photo‐ID database included 1,186 non‐calf individuals, with 459 reproductive females. is an open represents a relative proportion...
Improving our understanding of the effects satellite tags on large whales is a critical step in ongoing tag development to minimise potential health whilst addressing important research questions that enhance conservation management policy. In 2014, were deployed 9 female southern right Eubalaena australis accompanied by calf off Australia. Photo-identification resights (n = 48) 4 photo-identified individuals recorded 1 2894 d (1-8 yr) post-tagging. Short-term (<22 d) observed included...
Abstract Southern right whales (SRW), Eubalaena australis , have reoccupied historically important winter habitat ranges (calving grounds) in recent years along the southern Australian coast. Here we present findings of increased abundance SRW at Fowlers Bay, South Australia, a previous shore‐based whaling station. This study investigates: inter‐ and intraseasonal trends relative abundance; changes to proportion southwestern subpopulation represented by Bay; distribution; occupancy. Sighting...
The Curtin University Great Australian Bight Right Whale Study (GABRWS) delivers cost effective scientific research to inform risk-based decision making and conservation management of Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) listed endangered southern right whales (Eubalaena australis). GABRWS has operated annually on Yalata Aboriginal lands at the Head in Australia’s largest calving ground, between 1991 2019, Fowlers Bay Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park 2013 2019....