Trends in tagging of marine mammals : a review of marine mammal biologging studies

dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, Trevor
dc.contributor.emailtmcintyre@zoology.up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-15T08:02:32Z
dc.date.available2016-12-15T08:02:32Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe number of scientific papers resulting from biologging instruments deployed on marine mammals is increasing as improved technologies result in smaller devices and improved sensor-, storage- and transmission capabilities. I undertook a comprehensive review of papers resulting from biologging deployments on free-ranging marine mammals between 1965 and 2013 (n = 620) to summarise where (e.g. on which species, as well as in which geographic areas) deployment efforts were focused, the impacts of the resulting papers, and where there are shortcomings in the literature. Species-, sex- and age-class biases were evident in terms of animals instrumented. Also, large proportions of the papers resulted from deployments on a small number of species (particularly among the pinnipeds) and were more often on adult females than other demographic classes. The mean impact of papers (as assessed using journal impact factors and numbers of citations) was consistent over time, and was influenced by the number of species studied, sample sizes and instrument capabilities. I found a paucity of papers addressing device influences on animals, as well as studies with explicit conservation and/or management implications. This review aims to increase awareness of marine mammal biologging data already collected, stimulate appropriate further studies, and encourage the reuse of existing data.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2016en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipAn Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, as well as a research fellowship from the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tams20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationT McIntyre (2014) Trends in tagging of marine mammals: a review of marine mammal biologging studies, African Journal of Marine Science, 36:4, 409-422, DOI:10.2989/1814232X.2014.976655.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1814-232X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1814-2338 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.2989/1814232X.2014.976655
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/58409
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_ZA
dc.rights© NISC (Pty) Ltd. African Journal of Marine Science is co-published by NISC (Pty) Ltd and Taylor and Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in African Journal of Marine Science, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 409-422, 2014. doi : 10.2989/1814232X.2014.976655. African Journal of Marine Science is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/tams20.en_ZA
dc.subjectAnimal-borne devicesen_ZA
dc.subjectCetaceansen_ZA
dc.subjectPinnipedsen_ZA
dc.subjectSatellite trackingen_ZA
dc.subjectTime–depth recordersen_ZA
dc.subjectMarine mammal biologgingen_ZA
dc.titleTrends in tagging of marine mammals : a review of marine mammal biologging studiesen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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