Conservation management of small core areas: Key to survival of a Critically Endangered population of Irrawaddy river dolphins Orcaella brevirostris in Indonesia

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Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 178-188

  Kreb, Daniëlle ^a   Budiono, ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Yayasan Konservasi RASI (Conserv Foundation for Protection of Rare Aquatic Species of Indonesia)   (Indonesia)

^c NGO Yayasan Konservasi RASI ^*

Author keywords

Freshwater ecosystem management; Habitat preferences; Indonesia; Irrawaddy river dolphin; Orcaella brevirostris; Population dynamics; Threats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DOLPHIN; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSECT;

ASIA; BORNEO; EAST KALIMANTAN; EURASIA; INDONESIA; KALIMANTAN; MAHAKAM RIVER; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ORCAELLA BREVIROSTRIS; PLATANISTIDAE;

EID: 33646492434     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305000426     Document Type: Article

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