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MMC-00002:Anthropogenic Threats and Conservation Needs of Blue Whales, Balaenoptera musculus indica, around Sri Lanka.

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MMC-00002:Anthropogenic Threats and Conservation Needs of Blue Whales, Balaen...
Abstract

Blue whales in the Northern Indian Ocean are a morphologically and acoustically distinct population restricted to these waters. Off Sri Lanka a portion of the population concentrates near shore where they are exposed to arrange of anthropogenic threats. We review available data to determine anthropogenic threats/stressors faced by this population and as sign subjective rankings for the population-level severity of each threat/stress or based on severity, scope, and immediacy .With the cess...

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Keywords
Balaenoptera musculus , Marine Mammal
Category
Marine Mammals
positional information and services. Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names
Regions
JS 1 , JS 2 , JS 5 , JS 6 , M 2 , M 3
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Language
English
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A.deVos, R.L.Brownell Jr.,B.Tershy, and D.Croll. 2016. Anthropogenic Threats and Conservation Needs of Blue Whales, Balaenoptera musculus indica, around Sri ...

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