(2016)
This is the ASCOBANS species action plan for what is called Baltic harbour porpoise population primarily inhabiting the Baltic Proper. The population’s abundance has recently been estimated at only 497…
A contribution to the study on the three cetacean species stranded along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast
Evtimova, V.; Delov, V.; Parvanov, D.; Grozdanov, A.; Velina, Y.
Annuaire de l’Université de Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” Faculte de Biologie (2016)
The study was conducted by examining stranded cetaceans while explicitly searching for dead marine mammals. Observations were made through covering transects along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The data collection…
Toxoplasma gondii in stranded marine mammals from the North Sea and Eastern Atlantic Ocean: findings and diagnostic difficulties
van de Velde, Norbert; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Leopold, Mardik; Begeman, Lineke; IJsseldijk, Lonneke; Hiemstra, Sjoukje; IJzer, Jooske; Brownlow, Andrew; Davison, Nicholas; Jauniaux, Thierry; Siebert, Ursula; Dorny, Pierre; De Craeye, Stéphane
Veterinary Parasitology (2016)
The occurrence of the zoonotic protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii in marine mammals remains a poorly understood phenomenon. In this study, samples from 631 marine mammal species and 34 European otters…
Is there a distinct harbor porpoise subpopulation in the Marmara Sea?
Tonay, Arda M.; Yazıcı, Özge; Dede, Ayhan; Bilgin, Sabri; Danyer, Erdem; Aytemiz, Işıl; Maracı, Öncü; Öztürk, Ayaka A.; Öztürk, Bayram; Bilgin, Raşit
Mitochondrial DNA Part A (2016)
Genetic population structure of geographically isolated endangered Black Sea harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta) is little known in Turkish waters, especially in the Turkish Straits System (TSS- Marmara Sea, Bosphorus…
Habitat shapes skull profile of small cetaceans: Evidence from geographical variation in Black Sea harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena relicta)
Gol’din, Pavel; Vishnyakova, Karina
Zoomorphology (2016)
Morphological differentiation in skull shape in small toothed whales is sometimes explained as driven by differences in ontogeny or adaptation to a benthic or pelagic habitat. To test these hypotheses,…
Seasonal habitat-based density models for a marine top predator, the harbor porpoise, in a dynamic environment
Gilles, A.; Viquerat, S.; Becker, E. A.; Forney, K. A.; Geelhoed, S. C. V.; Haelters, J.; Nabe-Nielsen, J.; Scheidat, M.; Siebert, U.; Sveegaard, S.; van Beest, F. M.; van Bemmelen, R.; Aarts, G.
Ecosphere (2016)
Effective species conservation and management requires information on species distribution patterns, which is challenging for highly mobile and cryptic species that may be subject to multiple anthropogenic stressors across international…
Comparing distribution of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) derived from satellite telemetry and passive acoustic monitoring
Mikkelsen, Lonnie; Rigét, Frank F.; Kyhn, Line A.; Sveegaard, Signe; Dietz, Rune; Tougaard, Jakob; Carlström, Julia A. K.; Carlén, Ida; Koblitz, Jens C.; Teilmann, Jonas
PLOS ONE (2016)
Cetacean monitoring is essential in determining the status of a population. Different monitoring methods should reflect the real trends in abundance and patterns in distribution, and results should therefore ideally…
Response to Kopps & Palsboll
van der Plas-Duivesteijn, Suzanne; Kraaijeveld, Ken
Journal of Sea Research (2016)
(...) Kopps and Palsboll conclude by implying that conservation research should somehow be held to higher standards of rigor than more basic academic endeavors, because it has ‘direct impact on…
Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in south western UK waters revealed by genetic profiling
Fontaine, Michaël C.; Thatcher, Oliver; Ray, Nicolas; Piry, Sylvain; Brownlow, Andrew; Davison, Nicholas J.; Jepson, Paul; Deaville, Rob; Goodman, Simon J.
(2016)
Contact zones between marine ecotypes are of interest for understanding how key pelagic predators may react to climate change. We analysed the fine scale genetic structure and morphological variation in…
Investigating of dolphin’s stranding using MOTHY model and advanced GIS analysis
Rusev, A.; Galabov, V.; Popescu, R.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cartography and GIS (2016)
In August 2015 more than 300 dolphin calves were stranding on the Bulgarian seacoast. Data were collected from witnesses, organized by us in a network, using IT online services and…