Location

Species

Environmental variables used to model habitat

Reference

Abiotic

Biotic

Nova Scotia

M3, M4, M7, M8, O1, O5, O8, O15, O19, O24, O25

Depth, slope, SSTin situa

[113]

California

O25, O31

SSTin situ, salinity, depth

[114]

British Columbia

M3, M4, M5, M8, O1

Depth, slope, SSTin situ, salinity,

Historical whaling data

[115]

Mid-west North Atlantic Ocean

M4, M7, M8, O1, O4, O8, O9, O15, O18, O19, O20, O21, O25, O32, Mesoplodon spp.

SSTin situ, front occurrence, depth, slope

[116]

Spain

O1, O4, O5, O8, O18, O19, O24, O25

Depth, slope, SSTsat

[117]

Faroe-Shetland Channel

Oceanic dolphins

SSTin situ, salinity, depth, slope, ambient noise

Chl.ain situb

[118]

Eastern Tropical Pacific

O4, Mesoplodon spp.

Thermocline depth and strength, SSTin situ, salinity, depth, slope

Chl.ain situ

[50]

Eastern Tropical Pacific

O7, O8, O9, O10, O11, O12, O13, O14, O18, O19, O20, O22, O23, O24, O25, O26, O27, O28

SSTin situ, salinity, thermocline depth and strength, depth, slope

Chl.ain situ

[119]

Western Antarctic Peninsula

M8, M6

Acoustic volume backscatter, depth, slope, temperaturein situ

Chl.ain situ

[120]

South central Alaska

O2

Depth, flow accumulation

[121]

Hawaiian Archipelago

M8

Depth, SSTsat

[51]

Northern Adriatic Seas

O19

O2 saturation, temperaturein situ, density anomaly, turbidity,

depth , salinity, pH, turbidity

IVFc

[8]

Bay of Biscay

O19, O24, O25

Distance

[122]

SW Mediterranean Sea

O25

Depth, slope, SSTsat, scattering layers

Chl. asat, presence of calves, interspecific relationships, behavior

[110]

Strait of Gibraltar

O1, O7, O8, O19, O24, O25

Depth, slope

[123]

Central Mediterranean Sea

O18, O19, O24

Depth, slope, SSTsat

Chl.asat

[124]

Pelagos sanctuary

(Mediterranean Sea)

M4, O24

Depth, slope, SSTsat

Chl.asat

[125]

North-western Mediterranean

O1, O9, O18

Depth, slope, SSTsat, fronts, salinity

Chl.asat

[52]

Eastern tropical pacific

O24, O23, O25, O18

SSTin situ, salinity, thermocline depth and strength,

depth, temperature fronts

Chl.ain situ

[126]

Mid Atlantic Ridge

M5, O1

Bathymetry, slope, flow velocity, water level gradient,

temperature and salinity gradients

[127]

Florida Bay, USA

O19

Temperaturein situ, salinity, turbidity, dissolved O2, benthic type

Chl.ain situ

Dolphin prey per unit effort

[128]

Scotland

O19, O32

Depth, slope, distance, SSTin situ, sediment type, salinity

[129]

Greater Minch, Scotland

O32

Depth, bathymetry, distance, tidal conditions

[130]

Gulf of Maine

M1

Modeled prey densities, arrival date of whales in study location, sightings per unit effort

[50]