Environmental Science
8 years ago

Geographic segregation of dolphin communities in China linked to human impact.

Journal of Mammalogy
Social organization and distribution patterns inform conservation management of a threatened Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin population
Xianyan Wang, Fuxing Wu, Samuel T. Turvey, Massimiliano Rosso, Tao Cuihua, Xiaohui Ding, Qian Zhu

Paper Summary

A study looked at humpback dolphins in Xiamen Bay, China from 2010 to 2013. They found that the dolphins formed two separate groups, one in the east and one in the west, with some mixing between them. The dolphins' core habitats were different from what was previously known, likely due to adapting to human activities in the area.

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