Effects of vessel traffic on relative abundance and behaviour of cetaceans : the case of the bottlenose dolphins in the Archipelago de La Maddalena, north-western Mediterranean sea


Autoria(s): Pennino, Maria Grazia; Pérez Roda, M. Amparo; Pierce, Graham J; Rotta, Andrea
Contribuinte(s)

University of Aberdeen, MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland)

University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences, Biological Sciences

Data(s)

05/08/2016

05/08/2016

01/08/2016

Resumo

Acknowledgements This study was part of the Tursiops Project of the Dolphin Research Centre of Caprera, La Maddalena. Financial and logistical support was provided by the Centro Turistico Studentesco (CTS) and by the National Park of the Archipelago de La Maddalena. We thank the Natural Reserve of Bocche di Bonifacio for the support provided during data collection. The authors thank the numerous volunteers of the Caprera Dolphin Research Centre and especially Marco Ferraro, Mirko Ugo, Angela Pira and Maurizio Piras whose assistance during field observation and skills as a boat driver were invaluable.

Peer reviewed

Postprint

Formato

12

Identificador

Pennino , M G , Pérez Roda , M A , Pierce , G J & Rotta , A 2016 , ' Effects of vessel traffic on relative abundance and behaviour of cetaceans : the case of the bottlenose dolphins in the Archipelago de La Maddalena, north-western Mediterranean sea ' Hydrobiologia , vol 776 , no. 1 , pp. 237-248 . , 10.1007/s10750-016-2756-0

0018-8158

PURE: 65005739

PURE UUID: 26fa6d50-c61f-401a-ab32-5f2725450a17

http://hdl.handle.net/2164/6998

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2756-0

Idioma(s)

eng

Relação

Hydrobiologia

Direitos

The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2756-0

Palavras-Chave #Bayesian models #conservation #disturbance #Pelagos Cetacean Sanctuary #surfacing rate #Tursiops truncatus #QH301 Biology #QH301
Tipo

Journal article