Critically endangered franciscana dolphins in an estuarine area: fine-scale habitat use and distribution from acoustic monitoring in Babitonga Bay, southern Brazil
Abstract:Franciscana dolphins in Babitonga Bay represent the only population of that critically endangered species which is confined to an estuary. Surrounded by large cities and harbors, that environment presents intense human activities and potential impacts that may threaten the dolphins. Understanding their habitat use and distribution can inform mitigation of such impacts. Here we used acoustic data from sixty fixed passive acoustic monitoring stations, implemented between June and December 2018. The relationship … Show more
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