Use of local ecological knowledge to investigate endangered baleen whale recovery in the Falkland Islands
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- 作者：Veronica F. Frans ; VeroFrans@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Amé ; lie A. Augé
- 关键词：Commercial whaling ; Population recovery ; Historical ecology ; Local ecological knowledge ; Balaenoptera borealis ; Balaenoptera physalus
- 刊名：Biological Conservation
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：202
- 期：Complete
- 页码：127-137
- 全文大小：1728 K
文摘
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Scientific data on baleen whale presence in the Falkland Islands' waters are sparse.
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Local ecological knowledge (LEK) indicates post-whaling era population recovery.
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Both empirical and LEK data collectively show sighting hotspots for the first time.
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Endangered sei and fin whales show high abundance in the Falkland Islands' waters.
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The study attests the use of LEK for monitoring species when no data are available.