Satellite-monitored movements of the Amazon River dolphin and considerations for their conservation

Satellite-monitored movements of the Amazon River dolphin and considerations for their conservation

The Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis occurs throughout the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers and is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Using satellite tracking data from eight dolphins (one female and seven males) in the Peruvian Amazon, we demonstrate that these dolphins inh...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Campbell, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Jeffrey C. Mangel, Jose Luis Mena, Ruth H. Thurstan, Brendan J. Godley, David March
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press
Series:Oryx
Subjects:
Amazon
boto
dams
fishery interactions
Inia geoffrensis
Peru
river dolphin
satellite tracking
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605322001557/type/journal_article

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