Density, abundance and distribution of the guiana dolphin, (Sotalia guianensis van Benéden, 1864) in Sepetiba Bay, Southeast Brazil

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Flach, Leonardo ^a,b   Flach, Patricia Amaral ^a   Chiarello, Adriano G ^c  

^a Projeto Boto Cinza   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abundance estimate; Cetaceans; Distance sampling; Distribution; Guiana dolphin survey vessel; South America; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMONITORING; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DOLPHIN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SEPETIBA BAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

CETACEA; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 58649110225     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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