Predators, Disease, and Environmental Change in the Nearshore Ecosystem: Mortality in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) From 1998–2012

Predators, Disease, and Environmental Change in the Nearshore Ecosystem: Mortality in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) From 1998–2012

We compiled findings from 15 years (1998–2012) of southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) necropsies, incorporating data from 560 animals. Sensitive diagnostic tests were used to detect biotoxins, bacteria, parasites and fungi. Methods to classify primary and contributing causes of death (COD) an...

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Main Authors: Melissa A. Miller, Megan E. Moriarty, Laird Henkel, Martin Tim Tinker, Tristan L. Burgess, Francesca I. Batac, Erin Dodd, Colleen Young, Michael D. Harris, David A. Jessup, Jack Ames, Patricia A. Conrad, Andrea E. Packham, Christine K. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
cardiomyopathy
domoic acid
infectious disease
mortality
pathology
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00582/full

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