Density and abundance of the Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, in the Mahakam River of East Kalimantan, Indonesia: A comparison of survey techniques

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 10, 2002, Pages 85-95

  Kreb, Daniëlle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abundance; Density estimates; Freshwater dolphin; Indonesia; Irrawaddy dolphin; Mahakam River; Orcaella brevirostris; Survey techniques

Indexed keywords

ORCAELLA BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 0036587957     PISSN: 02172445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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