Silva, Mariana P; Oliveira, Cláudia; Prieto, Rui; Cascão, Irma; Silva, Mónica A; Pérez-Jorge, Sergi (2024): Foraging data to model energy acquisition and requirements of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) to understand energy-mediated responses to changes in prey structure [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.968456
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Published: 2024-05-23 • DOI registered: 2024-06-21
Abstract:
Information on foraging behaviour is critical for modelling estimations of energy acquisition and requirements of top predators and consequently to predict how animals will be affected and respond to changes in marine ecosystems. We compiled estimates of prey capture attempt rates per hour of 11 female sperm whales, tagged using high-resolution multi-sensor tags (DTAGs, Johnson & Tyack, 2003; Oliveira et al. (2022) for detailed information about the tags and tagging procedures) in the Azores region between 2018 and 2020. These estimates were used in a bioenergetic model to estimate minimum foraging success rate (FSR), i.e., the lowest possible prey capture rate for individuals obtain the minimum energy intake needed to meet daily metabolic requirements (Silva et al., 2024). The model was based on whales' theoretical energetic requirements using foraging and prey characteristics from animal-borne tags and stomach contents, respectively. The present dataset consists of individual identification, location, date of tagging, latitude, longitude, maximum depth water and prey capture attempt rate (rPCA as the number of buzzes) per hour.
Supplement to:
Silva, Mariana P; Oliveira, Cláudia; Prieto, Rui; Silva, Mónica A; New, Leslie; Pérez-Jorge, Sergi (2024): Bioenergetic modelling of a marine top predator's responses to changes in prey structure. Ecology and Evolution, 14(3), e11135, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11135
References:
Johnson, M P; Tyack, P L (2003): A digital acoustic recording tag for measuring the response of wild marine mammals to sound. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 28(1), 3-12, https://doi.org/10.1109/JOE.2002.808212
Oliveira, Cláudia; Pérez-Jorge, Sergi; Prieto, Rui; Cascão, Irma; Wensveen, Paul J; Silva, Mónica A (2022): Exposure to whale watching vessels affects dive ascents and resting behavior in sperm whales. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 914397, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.914397
Project(s):
Funding:
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), grant/award no. Acores-01-0145-FEDER-000057: Whale watching effects on sperm whales – disturbance assessment towards a sustainable ecotourism (WATCH IT)
Portuguese Ministry of Science Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), grant/award no. META-FA_06_2017_017: Marine mammal and Ecosystem: anthropogenic Threat Assessment
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 38.547252 * Median Longitude: -28.520923 * South-bound Latitude: 38.411320 * West-bound Longitude: -28.763090 * North-bound Latitude: 38.730030 * East-bound Longitude: -28.306100
Date/Time Start: 2018-10-08T17:00:36 * Date/Time End: 2020-08-12T14:09:55
Event(s):
Pmacrocephalus_2018_2a * Latitude: 38.662700 * Longitude: -28.343690 * Date/Time: 2018-10-08T17:00:36 * Location: Azores * Method/Device: Digital acoustic recording tag according to Johnson and Tyack (2003) (DTAG)
Pmacrocephalus_2018_3a * Latitude: 38.573490 * Longitude: -28.306100 * Date/Time: 2018-10-19T12:00:20 * Location: Azores * Method/Device: Digital acoustic recording tag according to Johnson and Tyack (2003) (DTAG)
Pmacrocephalus_2019_4a * Latitude: 38.621220 * Longitude: -28.407830 * Date/Time: 2019-03-29T14:03:42 * Location: Azores * Method/Device: Digital acoustic recording tag according to Johnson and Tyack (2003) (DTAG)
Comment:
Co-funded by FEDER, COMPETE, QREN, POPH, ESF, PO AZORES 2020, Portuguese Ministry for Science and Education.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Silva, Mariana P | |||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Silva, Mariana P | Geocode | ||
| 3 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Silva, Mariana P | |||
| 4 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Silva, Mariana P | |||
| 5 | Index | Index | Silva, Mariana P | |||
| 6 | Species, unique identification | Species UID | Silva, Mariana P | Visual identification (VID) | ||
| 7 | Species, unique identification (Semantic URI) | Species UID (Semantic URI) | Silva, Mariana P | Visual identification (VID) | ||
| 8 | Species, unique identification (URI) | Species UID (URI) | Silva, Mariana P | Visual identification (VID) | ||
| 9 | Specimen identification | Spec ID | Silva, Mariana P | |||
| 10 | Dive, maximum depth | DMD | m | Silva, Mariana P | Digital acoustic recording tag according to Johnson and Tyack (2003) (DTAG) | |
| 11 | Dive number | Dive no | Silva, Mariana P | |||
| 12 | Dive, number of buzzes, per hour | Dive no buzzes | #/h | Silva, Mariana P | Calculated |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 4 (ProcLevel4)
Size:
504 data points