Next Tuesday 29 October 2019 12:00 am at Meeting room - SS6 (institutes building floor -1), David March (University of Exeter) will give a Seminar on "Integration of marine animal tracking with ocean observing systems".
SEMINAR(i): Integration of marine animal tracking with ocean observing systems.
WHO?: David March (University of Exeter).
LANGUAGE?: English.
WHEN?: Tuesday 29/10/2019 – 12:00 am.
WHERE?: Meeting room - SS6 (Institutes building floor -1)
ABSTRACT:
Electronic monitoring systems and earth observations allow an unprecedented opportunity to simultaneously monitor marine animal movement, ship-based activities and the marine environment. In particular, the integration of satellite tracking of marine megafauna with Ocean Observing Systems (OOS) offers a win-win situation for animal ecology and oceanography following a two-way approach: 1) OOS contribute to ecological studies by providing biophysical information to assess the influence of oceanographic variability on animal movement; 2) animal-borne instruments contribute to OOS providing complementary vertical profiles of oceanographic data. In this talk, I will illustrate the integration of satellite tracking of marine megafauna with OOS, with a major focus on sea turtles in the Mediterranean Sea.
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