A citizen science approach to long‐term monitoring of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) off Sydney, Australia
A citizen science approach to long‐term monitoring of humpback whales (
Megaptera novaeangliae
) off Sydney, Australia
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长期监测澳大利亚悉尼附近座头鲸（Megaptera novaeangliae）的公民科学方法
DOI：
10.1111/mms.12651
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
R. Harcourt
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文献类型：
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作者：
Vanessa Pirotta;Wayne Reynolds;G. Ross;I. Jonsen;A. Grech;D. Slip;R. Harcourt
索兰德角鲸鱼迁徙研究（英语：Cape Solander Whale Migration Study）是一个公民科学项目，每年在澳大利亚悉尼的索兰德角（英语：Cape Solander，Sydney，Australia）附近对向北迁徙的座头鲸（Megaptera novaeangliae）进行统计。专门的观察员汇编了一个20年（1997-2017）的数据集，从索兰德角Vantage制高点进行了岸基观测。利用公民科学家收集的这一长期数据集，我们试图估计座头鲸的种群趋势，因为它继续恢复后开发。我们使用广义线性模型估计指数增长率为0.099（95%CI = 0.079-0.119），基于观察者的努力（观察天数）和观察到的鲸鱼数量，相当于自1997年以来每年10%的目击增长。我们发现，在索兰德角附近发现鲸鱼的有利天气条件包括从南风到西北风的风速<30公里/小时。对其他鲸目动物物种的偶然观察包括濒危蓝鲸（Balaenoptera musculus）和数据不足的物种，如虎鲸（Orcinus orca）和假虎鲸（Pseudorca crassidens）。以公民科学为基础的研究可以提供一种具有成本效益的方法，在必要的时间内监测野生动物，以发现种群的变化。从这样的公民科学项目中获得的信息可能有助于为负责澳大利亚沃茨及以外地区鲸目动物保护的州和联邦政策制定者提供信息。
The Cape Solander Whale Migration Study is a citizen science project that annually counts northward migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) off Cape Solander, Sydney, Australia. Dedicated observers have compiled a 20-year data set (1997-2017) of shore-based observations from Cape Solander's high vantage point. Using this long-term data set collected by citizen scientists, we sought to estimate the humpback whale population trend as it continues to recover postexploitation. We estimated an exponential growth rate of 0.099 (95% CI = 0.079-0.119) using a generalized linear model, based on observer effort (number of observation days) and number of whales observed, equating to 10% per annum growth in sightings since 1997. We found that favorable weather conditions for spotting whales off Cape Solander consisted of winds <30 km/hr from a southerly through a north westerly direction. Incidental observations of other cetacean species included the endangered blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and data deficient species such as killer whales (Orcinus orca) and false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens). Citizen science-based studies can provide a cost-effective approach to monitoring wildlife over the time necessary to detect change in a population. Information obtained from citizen science projects like this may help inform policy makers responsible for State and Federal protection of cetaceans in Australian waters and beyond.
影响因子：
5.9
作者：
Burgess, H. K.;DeBey, L. B.;Parrish, J. K.
通讯作者：
Parrish, J. K.