Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia: An example of the co-existence of significant marine mammal populations and large-scale coastal development

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 559-571

  Chilvers, B L ^a   Lawler, I R ^a,b   Macknight, F ^c   Marsh, H ^a,b   Noad, M ^c   Paterson, R ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CRC Reef Research Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Coastal development; Dugong; Management; South East Queensland

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL WATER; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 10044271228     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.08.013     Document Type: Article

References (84)

1. E.G. Abal, W.C. Dennison, and M.H. O'Donohue Seagrasses and mangroves in Moreton Bay I.R. Tibbetts N.J. Hall W.C. Dennison Moreton Bay and Catchment. School of Marine Science 1998 University of Queensland Brisbane 269 278
2. Anon., 1997a. Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 1997. Queensland Parliamentary Counsel, Brisbane
3. Anon., 1997b. Conservation and management of whales and dolphins in Queensland 1997-2001. Department of Environment, Brisbane
4. Anon., 1999. Conservation and management of dugongs in Queensland 1999-2004. Department of Environment, Brisbane
5. Anon., 2001. State Coastal Management Plan-Queensland's Coastal Policy. Queensland Government Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane. Available from: www.epa.qld.gov.au/environment/
6. J.L. Bannister, C.M. Kemper, and R.M. Warneke The action plan for Australian cetaceans 1996 Australian Nature Conservation Agency Canberra
7. G.C.L. Bertram, and C.K. Bertram The Modern Sirenia: their distribution and status Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 5 1973 297 338
8. M.R. Brown, P.J. Corkeron, P.T. Hale, K.W. Schultz, and M.M. Bryden Evidence for a sex-segregated migration in the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences 259 1995 229 234
9. M.M. Bryden Whales and whaling in Queensland waters Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 89 1978 5 18
10. Bryden, M.M., 1985. Studies of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Area V. In: Bryden, M.M. (Ed.) Studies of Sea Mammals in South Latitudes. Proceedings of the 52nd ANZAAS Congress, Sydney, Australia, pp. 115-124
11. M.M. Bryden, G.P. Kirkwood, and R.W. Slade Humpback whales, Area V. An increase in numbers off Australia's east coast K.R. Kerry G. Hempel Antarctic Ecosystems. Ecological Change and Conservation 1990 Springer-Verlag Berlin 271 277
12. B.L. Chilvers Southern Right whales, Eubalaena australis, (Desmoulins, 1822) in Moreton Bay, Queensland Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45 2000 576
13. Chilvers, B.L., 2001. Behavioural ecology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in S.E. Queensland, Australia: Adaptations to ecological and anthropogenic influences. PhD Thesis, James Cook University, Townsville
14. B.L. Chilvers, and P.J. Corkeron Trawlers and bottlenose dolphins' social structure Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 268 2001 1901 1905
15. B.L. Chilvers, and P.J. Corkeron Population density and residency of inshore bottlenose dolphins,Tursiops aduncus, off Point Lookout, Queensland, Australia Marine Mammal Science 19 2003 85 95
16. R.G. Chittleborough Dynamics of two populations of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski) Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 16 1965 33 128
17. Center for International Earth Science Information Network and World Resources Institute. 2000. Gridded Population of the World, Version 2 Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USA
18. Corkeron, P.J., 1989. Studies of inshore dolphins, Tursiops and Sousa, in the Moreton Bay region. PhD Thesis, University of Queensland, Brisbane
19. P.J. Corkeron Aspects of the behavioural ecology of inshore dolphins, Tursiops truncatus and Sousa chinensis in Moreton Bay, Australia S. Leatherwood R.R. Reeves The Bottlenose Dolphin 1990 Academic Press San Diego 285 294
20. P.J. Corkeron, N.M. Morissette, L. Porter, and H. Marsh Distribution and status of hump-back dolphins, Sousa chinensis, in Australian waters Asian Marine Biology 14 1997 49 59
21. W.H. Dawbin The seasonal migratory cycle of Humpback whales K.S. Norris Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises 1966 145 170
22. W.H. Dawbin Temporal segregation of humpback whales during migration in southern hemisphere waters Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 1997 105 138
23. D.P. DeMaster, C.W. Fowler, S.L. Perry, and M.F. Richlen Predation and competition: the impact of fisheries on marine mammal populations over the next one hundred years Journal of Mammalogy 82 2001 641 651
24. W.C. Dennison, and E.G. Abel Moreton Bay Study: A scientific basis for the healthy waterways campaign 1999 South East Queensland Regional Water Quality Management Strategy Brisbane
25. Durham, B., 1994. The distribution and abundance of the hump-back dolphin (Sousa chinensis) along the Natal coast, South Africa. M.S. thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
26. M.R. Fairholme The blacks of Moreton Bay and the porpoises Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 24 1856 353 354
27. N. Gales, R.D. McCauley, J. Lanyon, and D. Holley Change in abundance of dugongs in Shark Bay, Ningaloo and Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia: evidence for large-scale migration Wildlife Research 31 2004 283 290
28. C. Garrigue, P. Forestell, J. Greaves, P. Gill, P. Naessig, N.M. Patenaude, and C.S. Baker Migratory movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between New Caledonia, East Australia and New Zealand Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 2 2000 111 115
29. P. Hale Conservation of inshore dolphins in Australia Asian Marine Biology 14 1997 83 91
30. P. Hale, S. Long, and A. Tapsall Distribution and conservation of delphinids in Moreton Bay I.R. Tibbertts N.J. Hall W.C. Dennison Moreton Bay and Catchment 1998 The University of Queensland Brisbane 477 486
31. Harbours and Marine, 1943. Harbours and Marine Annual Reports. Queensland Department of Harbours and Marine, Brisbane
32. G.E. Heinsohn, R.J. Lear, M.M. Bryden, H. Marsh, and B.R. Gardner Discovery of a large population of dugongs of Brisbane, Australia Environmental Conservation 5 1978 91 92
33. Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler), 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Available from: www.redlist.org/
34. Hodgson, A., 2004. Dugong behaviour, herd function and reaction to anthropogenic influences in Moreton Bay, Australia: observations using blimp-cam. PhD Thesis, James Cook University, Townsville
35. J.B.C. Jackson, and E. Sala Unnatural oceans Scientia Marina 65 2001 273 281
36. J.B.C. Jackson, M.X. Kirby, W.H. Berger, K.A. Bjorndal, L.W. Botsford, B.J. Bourque, R.H. Bradbury, R. Cooke, J. Erlandson, J.A. Estes, T.P. Hughes, S. Kidwell, C.B. Lange, H.S. Lenihan, J.M. Pandolfi, C.H. Peterson, R.S. Steneck, M.J. Tegner, and R.R. Warner Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems Science 293 2001 629 638
37. T.A. Jefferson Population biology of the Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin in Hong Kong waters Wildlife Monographs 144 2000 1 65
38. T.A. Jefferson, and L. Karzcmarski Sousa chinensis Mammalian Species 655 2001 1 9
39. Johnson, M., 2002. A modified form of whaling: the Moreton Bay dugong fishery 1946-1920. Chapter 4 in Murray Johnson (Ed) Moreton Bay Matters. Brisbane History Group papers, 19, 148p
40. J. Lanyon Distribution and abundance of dugongs in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia Wildlife Research 30 2003 397 409
41. J. Lanyon, C.J. Limpus, and H. Marsh Dugongs and turtles: Grazers in Seagrass systems A.W.D. Larkum A.J. McComb S.A. Shepard Biology of Seagrasses. A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australia Region 1989 Elsevier Amsterdam 610 634
42. Lanyon, J.M, Sneath, H.L., Kirkwood, J.M., Slade, R.W., 2002. Establishing a mark-recapture program for dugongs in Moreton Bay, south-east Queensland. In: Australian Mammalogy 24 Special Issue: Proceedings of the 2001 Southern Hemisphere Marine Mammal Conference, pp 51-57
43. R.J. Lear The Dugong (Dugon dugong) in Moreton Bay Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service Report 1977 54 58
44. Lear, R.J., Bryden, M.M., 1980. A study of the bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Eastern Australian Waters. Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Canberra. Occasional Paper 4, pp. 1-25
45. S. Leatherwood Size of bottlenose dolphin population (s) in Indian River, Florida Report International Whaling Commission 32 1982 567 568
46. J. MacGillivray Narrative of the voyage of HMS Rattlesnake 1852 T&W Boone London
47. G. Mackaness The discovery and exploration of Moreton Bay and the Brisbane River 1979 Review Publications Dubbo
48. H. Marsh Evaluating management initiatives aimed at reducing the mortality of dugongs in gill and mesh nets in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Marine Mammal Science 16 2000 684 694
49. Marsh, H., Lawler, I., 2001. Dugong distribution and abundance in the Southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Hervey Bay: Results of an aerial survey in October-December 1999. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Research Publication 70. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia
50. H. Marsh, and D.F. Sinclair Correcting for visibility bias in strip transect aerial surveys of aquatic fauna Journal of Wildlife Management 53 1989 1017 1024
51. H. Marsh, and D.F. Sinclair An experimental evaluation of dugong and sea turtle aerial survey techniques Australian Wildlife Research 16 1989 639 650
52. Marsh, H., De'ath, G., Gribble, N., Lane, B., 2001. Shark control records hindcast serious decline in dugong numbers off the urban coast of Queensland. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Research Publication 70. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia
53. Marsh, H., Penrose, H., Eros, C., Hugues, J., 2002. The Dugong (Dugong dugon) Status Reports and Action Plans for Countries and Territories in its Range. United Nations Environment Programme, Early Arning and Assessment Report Series, 1.UNEP Nairobi, Kenya
54. Marsh, H., De'ath, G., Gribble, N., Lane, B., in press. Historical marine population estimates: triggers or targets for conservation? The dugong case study. Ecological Applications, in press
55. Mikhalev, Y.A, 2000. Biological characteristics of humpbacks taken in Antarctic Area V by the whaling fleets Slava and Sovietskaya Ukraina. International Whaling Commission paper Sc/52/1A12
56. M.J. Noad A southern right whale Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) in southern Queensland waters Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45 2000 556
57. J.M. Pandolfi, R.H. Bradbury, E. Sala, T.P. Hughes, K.A. Bjorndahl, R.G. Cooke, D. McArdle, L. McClenachan, M.J.H. Newman, G. Paredes, R.R. Warner, and J.B.C. Jackson Global trajectories of the long-term decline of coral reef ecosystems Science 301 2003 955 958
58. R.A. Paterson A list of specimens of the order Cetacea in the Queensland museum Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46 1986 631 645
59. R.A. Paterson The migration of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in east Australian waters Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30 1991 333 341
60. R.A. Paterson An annotated list of recent additions to the cetacean collection in the Queensland Museum Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35 1994 217 223
61. R.A. Paterson A presumed killer whale (Orcinus orca) attack on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) at Point Lookout, Queensland Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 47 2001 436
62. R.A. Paterson Exploitation of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in the South West Pacific and adjacent Antartctic water during the 19th and 20th centuries Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 47 2001 421 429
63. R. Paterson, and P. Paterson The status of the recovering stock of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in east Australian waters Biological Conservation 47 1989 33 48
64. R.A. Paterson, C.J. Quayle, and S.M. Van Dyck A humpback whale calf and two sub-adult Dense-beaked whales recently stranded in SE Queensland Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33 1993 291 297
65. R.A. Paterson, P. Paterson, and D.H. Cato The status of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in east Australia thirty years after whaling Biological Conservation 70 1994 135 142
66. R.A. Paterson, S.M. Van Dyck, and I.C. Gynther Irrawaddy dolphins Orcaella brevirostris (Owen in Gray) from southern Queensland Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 1998 554
67. R.A. Paterson, P. Paterson, and D.H. Cato Status of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in east Australia at the end of the 20th century Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 47 2001 579 586
68. C.C. Petrie Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland 1932 Queensland Book Depot Brisbane
69. Porter, L.J., 1998. The taxonomy, ecology and conservation of Sousa chinensis (Osbeck 1765) (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Hong Kong waters. PhD thesis, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
70. Preen, A.R., 1993. Interactions between dugongs and seagrasses in a subtropical environment. PhD thesis, James Cook University
71. A. Preen, and H. Marsh Response of dugongs to large-scale loss of seagrass from Harvey Bay, Queensland, Australia Wildlife Research 22 1995 507 519
72. D.W. Rice Marine mammals of the world: systematics and distribution Society of Marine Mammal Special Publication 4 1999 105 107
73. H.C. Rosenbaum, S. Glaberman, T.A. Jefferson, T. Collins, G. Minton, V.M. Peddemors, and B. Baldwin Phylogenetic relationships and population structure among humpback dolphins based on mtDNA variation 2002 IWC Scientificn committee Shimonoseki, Japan
74. G. Ross, J.B. Heinsohn, G.E. Cockroft, and G. Victor Humpback dolphins Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765), Sousa plumbea (G. Cuvier, 1829) and Sousa teuszii (Kukenthal, 1892) S.H. Ridgeway Sir R. Harrison Handbook of Marine Mammals The first book of dolphins vol. 5 1994 Academic Press London
75. M. Ryan Wild guide to Moreton Bay, wildlife and habitats of a beautiful Australian coast - Noosa to the Tweed 1998 Queensland Museum Publication Brisbane
76. S.H. Shane Behaviour and ecology of the bottlenose dolphin at Sanibel Island, Florida S. Leatherwood R.R. Reeves The Bottlenose Dolphin 1990 Academic Press San Diego 245 265
77. J.L. Skinner, E. Gillam, and C-J. Rohlin The demographic future of the Moreton Region R. Tibbetts N. Hall W.C. Dennison Moreton Bay and Catchment 1998 School of Marine Science University of Queensland 645
78. E. Thorne The queen of the colonies; or Queensland as I knew it 1876 Sampson Low Marston, Searle and Rivington London
79. D.D. Tormosov Humpback whales catches by area and sex in the Antarctic taken by the Yuri Dolgorukiy Reports of the International Whaling Commission 45 1995 141
80. R.S. Wells, M.D. Scott, and A.B. Irvine The Social Structure of Free-ranging Bottlenose Dolphins H.H. Genoways 1987 Plenum Press New York 247 305
81. T. Welsby Schnappering and fishing in the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay waters 1905 Outridge Brisbane
82. T. Welsby Early Moreton Bay 1907 Outridge Brisbane
83. J.A. Williams, S.M. Dawson, and E. Slooten The abundance and distribution of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand Canadian Journal of Zoology 71 1993 2080 2088
84. B. Wilson, P.S. Hammond, and P.M. Thompson Estimating size and assessing trends in a coastal bottlenose dolphin population Ecological Applications 9 1999 288 300