MSc. Linda Westphal
since 2017 | Research scientist in the project „Grey seals of the German Baltic Sea – Habitat use, development of haul-out sites, site fidelity and analysis of potential disturbance” |
2016 – 2017 | Research assistant at the German Oceanographic Museum in the working group for marine mammals |
2014 - 2016 | Study of marine biology at the University of Rostock Master thesis: „Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in Mecklenburg – Western Pomerania: Establishment of Photo-Id for population monitoring“ |
2011 - 2014 | Study of biology and geography at the University of Wuppertal, Bachelor thesis: „Social structure analysis in lion-tail macaque (Macaca Silenus) in the Zoological Gardens in Wuppertal” |
Photo-ID of Grey Seals for Population Monitoring
Disections of Marine Mammals
Public Relations
Conferences
Westphal, L., Gallus, A., von Nordheim, H., Dähne, M. (2017): Photo-ID aids monitoring grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) return to their historical sites after absence for 80 years in the German Baltic Sea, Poster presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Middelfart, Denmark, 29th April – 3rd May 2017
Grey seals are returning after years of absence to our coasts. Photo-ID of grey seals is used to monitor this process, to evaluate site fidelity of the animals and to establish a baseline for conservation purposes.
Memberships
European Cetacean Society (since 2016)
Society for Marine Mammalogy (since 2016)
