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dc.contributor.authorBouchet, Phil J.
dc.contributor.authorThiele, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorMarley, Sarah A.
dc.contributor.authorWaples, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorWeisenberger, Frank
dc.contributor.authorRangers, Balanggarra
dc.contributor.authorRangers, Bardi Jawi
dc.contributor.authorRangers, Dambimangari
dc.contributor.authorYawuru Rangers, Nyamba Buru
dc.contributor.authorRangers, Nyul Nyul
dc.contributor.authorRangers, Uunguu
dc.contributor.authorRaudino, Holly
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-02T17:30:07Z
dc.date.available2021-02-02T17:30:07Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-21
dc.identifier272664107
dc.identifier8ba21b4e-5f2f-4268-8a39-5963093e72f4
dc.identifier85100529801
dc.identifier000613340900001
dc.identifier.citationBouchet , P J , Thiele , D , Marley , S A , Waples , K , Weisenberger , F , Rangers , B , Rangers , B J , Rangers , D , Yawuru Rangers , N B , Rangers , N N , Rangers , U & Raudino , H 2021 , ' Regional assessment of the conservation status of snubfin dolphins ( Orcaella heinsohni ) in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia ' , Frontiers in Marine Science , vol. 7 , 614852 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.614852en
dc.identifier.issn2296-7745
dc.identifier.otherBibtex: 10.3389/fmars.2020.614852
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-2144-2049/work/88268145
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/21357
dc.descriptionThis research was financially supported by the following organizations: The Australian Marine Mammal Centre, Mia J. Tegner Award, The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society UK (WDCS), W. V. Scott Estate, Commonwealth Department of Environment (Caring for Our Country), WWF Australia, the Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and Ghostnets Australia.en
dc.description.abstractImplementing conservation measures for data-limited species is a fundamental challenge for wildlife managers and policy-makers, and proves difficult for cryptic marine animals occurring in naturally low numbers across remote seascapes. There is currently scant information on the abundance and habitat preferences of Australian snubfin dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) throughout much of their geographical range, and especially within the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. Such knowledge gaps curtail rigorous threat assessments on both local and regional scales. To address this and assist future conservation listings, we built the first comprehensive catalog of snubfin dolphin sightings for the Kimberley. We used these data to estimate the species’ extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) along the region’s 7,000 km coastline, following a simple Bootstrap bivariate kernel approach to combine datasets of varying quality and quantify uncertainty. Our catalog consists of 1,597 visual detections of snubfin dolphins made over a period of 17 years (2004–2020) and collated from multiple sources, including online biodiversity repositories, peer-reviewed scientific articles, citizen science programs, as well as dedicated marine wildlife surveys with local Indigenous communities and Ranger groups. Snubfin dolphins were consistently encountered in shallow waters (2 and 700 (656–736) km2 respectively, suggesting that snubfin dolphins in the Kimberley are likely Vulnerable under IUCN criteria B2 at a regional scale, in keeping with their global classification. Our study offers insights into the distribution of a vulnerable coastal cetacean species and demonstrates the value of integrating multiple data sources for informing conservation assessments in the face of uncertainty.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Marine Scienceen
dc.subjectGC Oceanographyen
dc.subjectQH301 Biologyen
dc.subjectDASen
dc.subjectSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren
dc.subject.lccGCen
dc.subject.lccQH301en
dc.titleRegional assessment of the conservation status of snubfin dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) in the Kimberley Region, Western Australiaen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statisticsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modellingen
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmars.2020.614852
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.614852/fullen


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