Bottlenose Dolphins as Marine Ecosystem Sentinels: Developing a Health Monitoring System

By Randall S. Wells, H. Rhinehart, L. Hansen, J. Sweeney, F. Townsend, R. Stone, D. Casper, Michael D. Scott, Aleta A Hohn, T. Rowles. EcoHealth, 2004

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography

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In Atmospheric Science

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2. Villy Christensen
3. G. Bossart
4. D. Noren

In Ecology

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2. G. Bearzi
3. J. Gonzalvo
4. P. Hammond
5. Rob Williams
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4. G. Bossart
5. Chiara Piroddi

Citations in the corpus

• Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health (2011, background): “In particular, the widespread coastal distribution of bottlenose dolphins and their role as apex predators support their relevance as important sentinel species for biomonitoring spatial and temporal trends in contaminants.(29,64,66,67,184,210,234) Interestingly, in a novel POC risk assessment model”
• From common to rare: The case of the Mediterranean common dolphin (2011, background): “Charismatic megafauna can also help raise public awareness of ecosystem status and stimulate education and outreach on marine environmental issues, to support ecosystem-based management goals (Wells et al., 2004; Bossart, 2006; Moore, 2008).”
• Evidence for density-dependent changes in body condition and pregnancy rate of North Atlantic fin whales over four decades of varying environmental conditions (2013, background): “Depending on logistical constraints imposed by the study animal, other body condition indices could include mass (as it varies by age, sex, and season), girth, blubber thickness and lipid content, and many measures of blood chemistry, haematology, or immunocompetency (Wells et al., 2004).”