Marine mammals as ecosystem sentinels

SE Moore - Journal of Mammalogy, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The earth's climate is changing, possibly at an unprecedented rate. Overall, the planet is
warming, sea ice and glaciers are in retreat, sea level is rising, and pollutants are …

Poor body condition associated with an unusual mortality event in gray whales

F Christiansen, F Rodríguez-González… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
The eastern North Pacific gray whale Eschrichtius robustus experienced an unusual
mortality event (UME) in 2019-2020, with 384 whales found dead along the Pacific coasts of …

A review of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) on their wintering grounds in Mexican waters

L Rojas-Bracho, H Perez-Cortes… - J. Cetacean Res …, 2003 - journal.iwc.int
Abstract The Eastern North Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is one population of
large cetacean that has recovered from depletion resulting from commercial harvest in the …

El Niño Southern Oscillation influences the abundance and movements of a marine top predator in coastal waters

KR Sprogis, F Christiansen, M Wandres… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale climate modes such as El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influence
population dynamics in many species, including marine top predators. However, few …

Humpback whales extend their stay in a breeding ground in the Tropical Eastern Pacific

IC Avila, CF Dormann, C García… - ICES Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
During the austral winter, G-stock humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, migrate to
the Tropical Eastern Pacific to breed. To analyse if the whale migration times have changed …

Climate change stands as the new challenge for whale watching and North Pacific gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in Bahia Magdalena, Mexico, after their …

O García-Castañeda, L Viloria-Gómora… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Social-ecological systems (SES) recognize the intricate relationship between
human activities and the environment and advocate for comprehensive approaches to …

Towards the definition of the humpback whale population units along the Mexican and Central American coasts in the Pacific Ocean

P Martínez‐Loustalot, K Audley… - Marine Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The SPLASH project (2004–2006) revealed complex population structure and
migratory connections, but no regional effort was made along the southern Mexican Pacific …

Eastern North Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) unusual mortality event, 1999-2000

F Gulland - 2005 - repository.library.noaa.gov
In 1999, the number of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) strandings documented along the
west coast of North America increased to approximately seven times the annual mean of 41 …

[图书][B] The Gulf of California: biodiversity and conservation

RC Brusca - 2010 - books.google.com
Few places in the world can claim such a diversity of species as the Gulf of California (Sea of
Cortez), with its 6,000 recorded animal species estimated to be half the number actually …

The Effect of Climate Variability on Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) within Their Wintering Areas

CJ Salvadeo, A Gómez-Gallardo U… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The environmental conditions of the breeding and feeding grounds of the gray whale
(Eschrichtius robustus) fluctuates at inter-annual scales in response to regional and basin …