Cetacean stranding records in the Turkish Western Black Sea coast during October 2012 - September 2013
Between October 2012 and September 2013, a research has been conducted on marine mammal strandings on Turkish western Black Sea coast. In total, 54 stranded cetaceans were found, which included 22 bottlenose dolphins (41%), 19 harbour porpoises (35%), 11 common dolphins (20%), and 4% unidentified in...
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doaj-4c5abf43b84b4181811860b06956cec02021-04-01T09:32:35ZengEge UniversitySu Ürünleri Dergisi2148-31402016-11-0133434334510.12714/egejfas.2016.33.4.0652Cetacean stranding records in the Turkish Western Black Sea coast during October 2012 - September 2013Arda M. Tonay0İstanbul ÜniveristesiBetween October 2012 and September 2013, a research has been conducted on marine mammal strandings on Turkish western Black Sea coast. In total, 54 stranded cetaceans were found, which included 22 bottlenose dolphins (41%), 19 harbour porpoises (35%), 11 common dolphins (20%), and 4% unidentified individuals. Most strandings were observed in May and June. Bycaught carcases were found especially in April, June and July. The aim of the study is to collect first-hand data on the monthly stranding rates in order to understand the seasonal variation of stranding cases in a year.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/egejfas/issue/25392/268567cetaceastrandingsphocoena phocoenatursiops truncatusdelphinus delphisblack seayunuskaraya vurantursiops truncatusdelphinus delphisphocoena phocoenakaradeniz |
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Cetacean stranding records in the Turkish Western Black Sea coast during October 2012 - September 2013 |
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Cetacean stranding records in the Turkish Western Black Sea coast during October 2012 - September 2013 |
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Cetacean stranding records in the Turkish Western Black Sea coast during October 2012 - September 2013 |
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Cetacean stranding records in the Turkish Western Black Sea coast during October 2012 - September 2013 |
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Cetacean stranding records in the Turkish Western Black Sea coast during October 2012 - September 2013 |
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cetacean stranding records in the turkish western black sea coast during october 2012 - september 2013 |
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Ege University |
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Su Ürünleri Dergisi |
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2148-3140 |
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2016-11-01 |
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Between October 2012 and September 2013, a research has been conducted on
marine mammal strandings on Turkish western Black Sea coast. In total, 54
stranded cetaceans were found, which included 22 bottlenose dolphins (41%), 19
harbour porpoises (35%), 11 common dolphins (20%), and 4% unidentified
individuals. Most strandings were observed in May and June. Bycaught carcases
were found especially in April, June and July.
The aim of the study is to collect first-hand data on the monthly
stranding rates in order to understand the seasonal variation of stranding
cases in a year. |
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cetacea strandings phocoena phocoena tursiops truncatus delphinus delphis black sea yunus karaya vuran tursiops truncatus delphinus delphis phocoena phocoena karadeniz |
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https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/egejfas/issue/25392/268567 |
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