Spatio-temporal analysis identifies marine mammal stranding hotspots along the Indian coastline

Abstract Marine mammal strandings provide vital information on species’ life histories, population health and status of marine ecosystems. Opportunistic reporting of strandings also serve as a powerful low-cost tool for monitoring these elusive mammals. We collated data over ~ 270 years available th...

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Main Authors: Sohini Dudhat, Anant Pande, Aditi Nair, Indranil Mondal, Mridula Srinivasan, Kuppusamy Sivakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06156-0