Objectives
Augment our understanding of the distribution and the ecology of marine mammals, birds and turtles
- Quantify the global patterns of marine species distribution and biodiversity
- Design and implement standard databases and innovative sampling techniques
- Emphasize time series / comparative studies
- Facilitate study of status and impacts on threatened species
- Enhance ability to test hypothesis about biogeographic and biodiversity models
- Support modeling of shifting species distributions in response to
environmental change
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