Distribution, abundance, and movements of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Pelagos Sanctuary MPA (north-west Mediterranean Sea)

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 372-388

  Gnone, Guido ^a,m   Bellingeri, Michela ^a   Dhermain, Frank ^b   Dupraz, Franck ^b   Nuti, Silvio ^c   Bedocchi, Davide ^c   Moulins, Aurelie ^d   Rosso, Massimiliano ^d   Alessi, Jessica ^e   Mccrea, Rachel S ^f   Azzellino, Arianna ^g,h   Airoldi, Sabina ^h   Portunato, Nicola ⁱ   Laran, Sophie ^j   David, Lea ^k   Di Meglio, Nathalie ^k   Bonelli, Patrizia ^l   Montesi, Gionata ^l   Trucchi, Roberta ^m   Fossa, Fulvio ^a   Wurtz, Maurizio ^e   more..

^a Acquario di Genova   (Italy)

^b GECEM Groupe d'Études des Cétacés en Méditerranée   (France)

^c CETUS Centro di Ricerche sui Cetacei   (Italy)

^d CIMA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^g POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^h Tethys Research Institute and IUCN Task Force on Marine Mammal Protected Areas   (Italy)

ⁱ NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^j CEZUS CRC   (France)

^k EcoOcean Institut   (France)

^l Ambiente Mare Faenza (RA)   (Italy)

^m WWF Liguria   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Abundance; Bottlenose dolphin; Mediterranean Sea; Pelagos Sanctuary; Protection; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DOLPHIN; ESTIMATION METHOD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARINE PARK; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH WORK; SHALLOW WATER; WATER DEPTH;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PELAGOS SANCTUARY;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 79959786210     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1191     Document Type: Article

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