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The White Whale. Offshore Architecture in the Almerian Camp.

Revista de Arquitectura, 2018
The concept offshore has two meanings; the first on means literally in the sea far away from or at a distance from the coast; and the second one refers to what is made, situated, or registered abroad; especially in order to obtain benefits of lower taxes
Mg. Arantzazu Luzarraga Iturrioz
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Pathogen Exposure in White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norway

Pathogens, 2022
The Svalbard white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population is one of the smallest in the world, making it particularly vulnerable to challenges such as climate change and pathogens.
Ingebjørg H. Nymo, Ursula Siebert, Christine Baechlein, Alexander Postel, Eva M. Breines, Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs, Morten Tryland   +7 more
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Late summer distribution and abundance of ice-associated whales in the Norwegian High Arctic

Endangered Species Research, 2017
The Arctic is experiencing rapid warming, and resultant sea ice losses represent a serious threat to ice-associated species in the region. This study explored the distribution and abundance of the 3 Arctic resident whale species: narwhals, bowhead and ...
Vacquié-Garcia, J, Lydersen, C, Marques, TA, Aars, J, Ahonen, H, Skern-Mauritzen, M, Øien, N, Kovacs, KM   +7 more
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Using passive acoustics to identify a quiet winter foraging refuge for an endangered beluga whale population in Alaska

Frontiers in Marine Science
Cook Inlet beluga (CIB), Delphinapterus leucas, have not recovered from subsistence overharvest despite conservation efforts initiated in 2000. Reasons for this lack of recovery are still unclear with anthropogenic noise identified as a high threat in ...
Manuel Castellote, Manuel Castellote, Verena A. Gill, Christopher D. Garner, Andrea J Gilstad, Benjamin X. Hou, Benjamin X. Hou, Arial M. Brewer, Arial M. Brewer, Jessica M. Knoth, Jessica M. Knoth   +10 more
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Use of satellite imagery to estimate distribution and abundance of Cumberland Sound beluga whales reveals frequent use of a glacial river estuary

Frontiers in Marine Science
Limiting disturbance in critical habitats is an important part of ensuring the well-being and sustainability of populations at risk, such as Cumberland Sound beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Using non-disruptive Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite
Amanda M. Belanger, Amanda M. Belanger, Bryanna A. H. Sherbo, James D. Roth, Cortney A. Watt, Cortney A. Watt   +5 more
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Swimming strategy and body plan of the world’s largest fish: implications for foraging efficiency and thermoregulation

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015
The largest animals in the oceans eat prey that are orders of magnitude smaller than themselves, implying strong selection for cost-effective foraging to meet their energy demands.
Mark eMeekan, Lee eFuiman, Randall eDavis, Yuval eBerger, Michele eThums   +4 more
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A review of the ecology and status of white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norway

Polar Research, 2021
The Norwegian Polar Institute initiated a research programme on white whales in 1995 to gather biological information relevant for the species’ management; the results of which are reviewed herein.
Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs
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First recorded ice entrapment of a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in east Greenland

Polar Research
Beluga whales are rare along the coast of east Greenland and the closest recognized stock occurs around Svalbard. Here we report on an ice entrapment of an adult beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in north-east Greenland.
Kristin L. Laidre, Jasmine Ware, Marie Zahn, Peter Hegelund, Jon Aars   +4 more
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Ulysses, and the White Whale: Vittorio Gassman's Adaptation of Moby-Dick

Iperstoria, 2015
At least since Cesare Pavese’s short but penetrating essays on Herman Melville, Italian critics and artists have been tempted to emphasize the latter’s greatness, and in particular the greatness of his masterpiece, Moby-Dick, by way of comparison with ...
Giorgio Mariani
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Technology Transfer to Underwater Archaeology: The LAHKE Project at the Submerged Neolithic Site of La Marmotta

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This document is a report on the field application of non‐invasive geophysical and robotic prospecting methods at the submerged Neolithic site of La Marmotta (Lake Bracciano, Italy), within the LAHKE (LAke Heritage Knowledge and Exploration) project; the study focuses on the practical validation, adaptation and transfer of existing ...
dell' Erba Ramiro, Cupertino Giacomo, Cipollini Angelo, Luciano Blasi, Quattrucci Luca   +4 more
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