Tropical inshore dolphins of north-western Australia: Unknown populations in a rapidly changing region

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-63

  Allen, Simon J ^a   Cagnazzi, Daniele D ^b   Hodgson, Amanda J ^a   Loneragan, Neil R ^a   Bejder, Lars ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Snubfin Dolphin; Coastal development; Conservation status; Delphinid distribution; Indo Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin; Indo Pacific Humpback Dolphin

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXTINCTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POPULATION SIZE; PORT DEVELOPMENT; RANGE SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VIABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCAELLA; SOUSA CHINENSIS; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS;

EID: 84865735565     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC120056     Document Type: Article

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