Harbour porpoise distribution can vary at small spatiotemporal scales in energetic habitats

The authors acknowledge support received from the Scottish Funding Council, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Scottish Power Renewables and E.ON under the Hebridean Marine Energy Futures (HMEF) programme (Grant reference number 1R042 (HFU) SPIRIT , Project Ref. HR10012), a research initiative led by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) and Aquamarine Power. Scarba C-POD data were collected under the UK Natural Environment Research Council (DEFRA/NERC) grant NE/J004367/1 (RESPONSE). Marine habitat heterogeneity underpins species distribution and can be generated through interactions between physical and biological drivers at multiple spatiotemporal scales. Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is used worldwide to study potential impacts of marine industrial activities on cetaceans, but understanding of animals’ site use at small spatiotemporal scales (