Survival, density, and abundance of common bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay (USA) following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

To assess potential impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, we conducted boat-based photo-identification surveys for common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA (~230 km2, located 167 km WNW of the spill center). Crews logged 838 h of survey effor...

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Main Authors: McDonald, TL, Hornsby, FE, Speakman, TR, Zolman, ES, Mullin, KD, Sinclair, C, Rosel, PE, Thomas, L, Schwacke, LH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2017-01-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v33/p193-209/