Movement patterns of marine megafauna at unprecedented global scales

该项目旨在应用大数据分析方法，以前所未有的规模揭示运动模式。环境立法规定，工业（如石油和天然气）必须减少对海洋大型动物（如鲨鱼、鲸鱼或海龟）的影响。然而，由于对这些动物运动的了解有限，它们的影响程度尚不清楚。现在有了大型卫星跟踪数据集，面临的挑战是开发一种综合分析方法来确定缩放规律，并了解海洋巨型动物运动的全球驱动因素。研究结果有望提高在保护生物多样性的同时可持续开发海洋资源的能力。

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.