River dolphins can act as population trend indicators in degraded freshwater systems.

Conservation attention on charismatic large vertebrates such as dolphins is often supported by the suggestion that these species represent surrogates for wider biodiversity, or act as indicators of ecosystem health. However, their capacity to act as indicators of patterns or trends in regional biodi...

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Main Authors: Samuel T Turvey, Claire L Risley, Leigh A Barrett, Hao Yujiang, Wang Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3362568?pdf=render