Ganges River dolphin: an overview of biology, ecology, and conservation status in India

RK Sinha, K Kannan - Ambio, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Ganges River dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica, is one of the three obligatory
freshwater dolphins in the world and is distributed in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna …

Factors affecting the persistence of endangered Ganges River dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica)

S Paudel, JL Koprowski - Ecology and evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna and Karnaphuli (GBMK) River Basin in Nepal,
India, and Bangladesh is among the world's most biodiverse river basins. However, human …

Interacting effects of vessel noise and shallow river depth elevate metabolic stress in Ganges river dolphins

M Dey, J Krishnaswamy, T Morisaka, N Kelkar - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In riverine 'soundscapes', complex interactions between sound, substrate type, and depth
create difficulties in assessing impacts of anthropogenic noise pollution on freshwater fauna …

Habitat Fragmentation and Species Extirpation in Freshwater Ecosystems; Causes of Range Decline of the Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor)

GT Braulik, M Arshad, U Noureen, SP Northridge - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Habitat fragmentation of freshwater ecosystems is increasing rapidly, however the
understanding of extinction debt and species decline in riverine habitat fragments lags …

Review of status, threats, and conservation management options for the endangered Indus River blind dolphin

GT Braulik, U Noureen, M Arshad, RR Reeves - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) is a freshwater cetacean that
occurs only in the Indus River system in Pakistan and India. This review provides a …

Human-wildlife conflicts with crocodilians, cetaceans and otters in the tropics and subtropics

P Cook, JE Hawes, JV Campos-Silva, CA Peres - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Conservation of freshwater biodiversity and management of human-wildlife conflicts are
major conservation challenges globally. Human-wildlife conflict occurs due to attacks on …

Assessing the impact of large barrages on habitat of the Ganga River dolphin

GK Sonkar, K Gaurav - River Research and Applications, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Riverine habitats are degrading at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic interventions.
Construction of large dams and barrages on the Ganga River has severely fragmented the …

Mesh mash: Legal fishing nets cause most bycatch mortality of endangered South Asian river dolphins

N Kelkar, S Dey - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Bycatch mortality from entanglement in fishing nets is a major threat to the conservation of
endangered cetacean species, including South Asian river dolphins Platanista. Bycatch …

'Taking fishers' knowledge to the lab': an interdisciplinary approach to understand fish trophic relationships in the Brazilian amazon

PER Pereyra, G Hallwass, M Poesch… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Trophic levels can be applied to describe the ecological role of organisms in food webs and
assess changes in ecosystems. Stable isotopes analysis can assist in the understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritising river stretches using multi-modelling habitat suitability of Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) as a flagship species for aquatic biodiversity …

GC Das, SP Sharma, SZ Ali, S Gawan, AA Usmani… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, the river ecosystems are threatened due to human-driven exploitation and
indiscriminate resource use. The rate of species loss is a magnitude higher in these …