Abundance estimate of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Lower River Shannon candidate special area of conservation, Ireland

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-144

  Berrow, Simon ^a,b   O'Brien, Joanne ^b   Groth, Lisa ^b   Foley, Aoife ^b   Voigt, Kerstin ^a  

^a Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation   (Ireland)

^b Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abundance; Bottlenose dolphin; Mark recapture; Photo identification; Special Area of Conservation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DOLPHIN; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION SIZE;

IRELAND; SHANNON RIVER;

ANIMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84863753035     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.38.2.2012.136     Document Type: Article

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