Abundance and habitat preferences of the short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the southwestern Mediterranean: Implications for conservation

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-331

  Canadas A ^a   Hammond, P S ^b  

^a ALNITAK   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Albor n Sea; Common dolphin; GAMs; Generalized additive models; Habitat use; Mediterranean; Trends

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DOLPHIN; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MODELING; RED LIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

DELPHINUS DELPHIS;

EID: 45249114365     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00073     Document Type: Article

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