Aquatic ecosystems are under increasing stress from global anthropogenic and natural
changes, including climate change, eutrophication, ocean acidification, and pollution. In this …

Assessing the non-lethal effects of disturbance and their population-level consequences is a
significant ecological and conservation challenge, because it requires extensive baseline …

Unoccupied aerial system (UAS) technologies applied to health assessments of large
whales can have positive implications for progressive management. We focused on the …

Marine mammals are sentinels for the marine ecosystem and threatened by numerous
factors including infectious diseases. One of the most frequently isolated bacteria are beta …

Cetaceans are key sentinel species of marine ecosystems and ocean health, being a
strategic taxonomic group that evaluates the well-being of aquatic habitats and detects …

Biofilm-forming bacteria have the potential to contribute to the health, physiology, behavior
and ecology of the host and serve as its first line of defense against adverse conditions in …

Drones or unoccupied aerial vehicles are rapidly being used for a spectrum of applications,
including replacing traditional occupied aircraft as a means of approaching wildlife from the …

As demands for wildlife tourism increase, provisioning has become a popular means of
providing up-close viewing to the public. At Monkey Mia, Shark Bay, Australia, up to five …

Bacteria play an essential role in the health of marine mammals, and the bacteria of marine
mammals are widely concerned, but less is known about freshwater mammals. In this study …

False killer whales are long-lived, slow to mature, apex predators, and therefore susceptible
to bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Hawaiian waters are home to …