| Abstract: | Papers in this Special Feature stem from a symposium on large-scale ecosystem change and the conservation of marine mammals convened at the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists in June 2006. Major changes are occurring in multiple aspects of the marine environment at unprecedented rates, within the life spans of some individual marine mammals. Drivers of change include shifts in climate, acoustic pollution, disturbances to trophic structure, fisheries interactions, harmful algal blooms, and environmental contaminants. This Special Feature provides an in-depth examination of 3 issues that are particularly troublesome. The 1st article notes the huge spatial and temporal scales of change to which marine mammals are showing ecological responses, and how these species can function as sentinels of such change. The 2nd paper describes the serious problems arising from conflicts with fisheries, and the 3rd contribution reviews the growing issues associated with underwater noise. ?? 2008 American Society of Mammalogists. |
| Genre: | Conference Paper |
| ProdID: | 70031797 |
| Citation Author: | O'Shea, T. J.; Odell, D. K. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Mammalogy |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Large-scale marine ecosystem change and the conservation of marine mammals; 2008; Conference Paper; Journal of Mammalogy; O‘Shea, T. J.; Odell, D. K. |
| Citation Start Page: | 529 |
| Citation Volume: | 89 |
| Citation Year: | 2008 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Large-scale marine ecosystem change and the conservation of marine mammals; 2008; Conference Paper; Journal of Mammalogy; O‘Shea, T. J.; Odell, D. K. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-S-416R.1 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00 -0600 |
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