Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 590227
Visitor or invader? Recent occurences of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea.
Visitor or invader? Recent occurences of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. // Proceeding of the 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology "Conservation biology and beyond : from science to practice"
Prag, Češka Republika, 2009. str. 141-141 (predavanje, nije recenziran, sažetak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Visitor or invader? Recent occurences of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea.
Autori
Rako, Nikolina ; Holcer, Draško ; Mackelworth, Peter ; Fortuna, Caterina Maria
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni
Izvornik
Proceeding of the 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology "Conservation biology and beyond : from science to practice"
/ - , 2009, 141-141
Skup
European Congress of Conservation Biology "Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice" (2 ; 2009)
Mjesto i datum
Prag, Češka Republika, 01.09.2009. - 05.09.2009
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje
Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran
Ključne riječi
striped dolphin; invader; occurrences; central Adriatic; northern Adriatic
Sažetak
Although the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) represents the most abundant cetacean species in the Mediterranean, it has never been considered part of the Croatian fauna. A review of the historical data together with inspection of the natural history museum collections in Croatia, scientific literature and unpublished data shows a recent progressive increase in the occurrence of this species along the Croatian coastline. In the past decade (1998 – 2008), striped dolphins were sighted on 9 occasions with a total of 12 individuals in the Northern Adriatic Sea. In the Central Adriatic Sea striped dolphins were sighted on 3 occasions with approximately 26 individuals. Analyses of the stranded dolphin reports also reveal a slight increase in their occurrence for this time span. More frequent reports suggest an expansion of this species home range and raises questions on the possible reasons behind it. Could it be due to a recovery of their preferred pelagic prey stocks? Is it in any way related to a progressive and almost complete disappearance of the generally sympatric short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) from the Adriatic Sea (Holcer, 2006 ; Bearzi et al. 2004), or does it simply reflect a better familiarity with sighting reporting procedures and species recognition?
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
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