Duke Models for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Model History for Beaked whales (Mesoplodon spp. and Ziphius cavirostris)

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Version 1.4 - 2016-03-09

Changed document title to clarify that Ziphius cavirostris is included in this model. No changes to the model or other parts of the documentation. Model files released as supplementary information to Roberts et al. (2016).

Documentation

Name: Roberts et al. (2016)
Citation: Roberts JJ, Best BD, Mannocci L, Fujioka E, Halpin PN, Palka DL, Garrison LP, Mullin KD, Cole TVN, Khan CB, McLellan WM, Pabst DA, Lockhart GG (2016) Habitat-based cetacean density models for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Scientific Reports 6: 22615. doi: 10.1038/srep22615

Name: Density Model Supplementary Report
Citation: Roberts JJ, Best BD, Mannocci L, Fujioka E, Halpin PN, Palka DL, Garrison LP, Mullin KD, Cole TVN, Khan CB, McLellan WM, Pabst DA, Lockhart GG (2016) Density Model for Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp. and Ziphius cavirostris) for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Version 1.4, 2016-03-09, and Supplementary Report. Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University, Durham, NC

Version 1.3 - 2015-09-29 (unreleased)

Updated the documentation. No changes to the model.

Version 1.2 - 2015-05-14 (unreleased)

Updated calculation of CVs. Switched density rasters to logarithmic breaks. No changes to the model.

Version 1.1 - 2015-02-02 (unreleased)

Updated the documentation. No changes to the model.

Version 1 - 2014-10-20 (unreleased)

Initial version.

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