Movement patterns of marine megafauna at unprecedented global scales

海洋巨型动物在前所未有的全球范围内的运动模式

• 批准号: DE170100841
• 负责人: Dr Ana Martins Sequeira
• 金额: $ 26.03万
• 依托单位: The University of Western Australia
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE170100841
• 关键词: Movement; patterns; marine; megafauna; unprecedented

This project aims to apply analyses from big data approaches to reveal movement patterns at unprecedented scales. Environmental legislation dictates that industries (e.g. oil and gas) reduce their effect on marine megafauna such as sharks, whales, or turtles. However, the extent of their effect is unknown, due to limited understanding of these animals’ movements. With large satellite tracking datasets now available, the challenge is to develop a synthetic analytical approach to identify scaling laws and to understand global drivers of marine megafauna movement. Findings are expected to improve the ability to sustainably exploit marine resources while conserving biodiversity.

该项目旨在应用大数据方法的分析，以前所未有的规模揭示移动模式。环境立法规定，工业（如石油和天然气）应减少对鲨鱼、鲸鱼或海龟等海洋巨型动物的影响。然而，由于对这些动物的运动了解有限，其影响程度尚不清楚。随着大型卫星跟踪数据集的出现，目前面临的挑战是制定一种综合分析方法，以确定比例法则，并了解海洋巨型动物移动的全球驱动因素。预计研究结果将提高可持续开发海洋资源的能力，同时保护生物多样性。