@article{fdi:010066294,
  title = {{H}umpback whale surveys in the {C}hesterfield {A}rchipelago : a reflection using 19th century whaling records},
  author = {{O}remus, {M}. and {G}arrigue, {C}laire},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {C}hesterfield {A}rchipelago is a large, uninhabited complex located in the central {C}oral {S}ea (19°-22°{S}, 158°-160°{E}), halfway between {A}ustralia and the main island of {N}ew {C}aledonia. {I}t is composed of two main plateaus, the {C}hesterfield platform and the {B}ellona platform ({M}iss{\`e}gue and {C}ollot 1987), covering a total area of about 16,000 km2. {T}hese platforms are surrounded by reefs, islets and coral sand cays, forming relatively shallow lagoons (45-80 m deep) largely open to the {C}oral {S}ea. {T}his vast complex potentially represents an important habitat for cetaceans, in particular for wintering humpback whales ({M}egaptera novaeangliae) that typically spend their breeding season in these latitudes. {S}everal points suggest that the archipelago is, or at least was, important for this species.},
  keywords = {{NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {CHESTERFIELD} ; {MER} {DE} {CORAIL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {M}ammal {S}cience},
  volume = {30},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {827--834},
  ISSN = {0824-0469},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1111/mms.12080},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066294},
}