posted on 2019-02-28, 05:00authored byMaxime Lalire, Philippe Gaspar
Animated 18-year-long dispersal of active leatherbacks in the North Atlantic Ocean. Five thousand simulated individuals are released offshore FGS (white dot on the map). Their positions (blue dots) are displayed at 10-days intervals. Dots turn black when cold-induced mortality occurs. Blacks dots disappear after 3 months. The coloured background represents the value of the habitat suitability index (h). (AVI 3790 kb)
Funding
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation