Table 1 Site summary.

From: Odontocete detections are linked to oceanographic conditions in the Hawaiian Archipelago

Site

Location

Deployment depth range (m)

Human influence

Oceanographic dynamics

Most productive climate state22,24,26,27

     

ENSO

PDO

NPGO

Hawaiʻi

MHI

550–750

high

High relative productivity supported by upwelling3, fronts and eddies4,5,6,7,8, mixing in channels between islands3, nutrient input along coast14,15

−

−

+

Manawai

NWHI

750–970

low

High relative productivity supported by proximity to TZCF16, which is closest to NWHI during winter (30–35° N) and furthest in late summer (40–45° N)23

+

+

+

  1. Summary of relevant information about the sites considered in this study including location, deployment depth range, relative anthropogenic impact (i.e., “human influence”), local oceanographic dynamics, and most productive state for the climate oscillations considered. Information from prevous studies is cited where necessary.
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