Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) calf mortality at Península Valdés, Argentina: Are harmful algal blooms to blame?

Península Valdés (PV) in Argentina is an important calving ground for southern right whales (SRWs, Eubalaena australis). Since 2005, right whale mortality has increased at PV, with most of the deaths (~90%) being calves <3 mo old. We investigated the potential involvement of harmful algal blooms...

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Published in:Marine Mammal Science
Main Authors: Wilson, Cara, Sastre, A. Viviana, Hoffmeyer, Monica Susana, Rowntree, Victoria J., Fire, Spencer E., Santinelli, Norma H., Díaz Ovejero, Soledad, D'agostino, Valeria Carina, Marón, Carina F., Doucette, Gregory J., Broadwater, Margaret H., Wang, Zhihong, Montoya, Nora, Seger, Jon, Adler, Frederick R., Sironi, Mariano, Uhart, Marcela M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley
Subjects:
Eubalaena australis
Península Valdés
calf mortality
Pseudo-nitzschia spp
Alexandrium tamarense
PSTs
DA
SeaWiFS
MODIS
toxins
harmful algal blooms
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
Patagonia
Argentino
Argentina
Cara
Southern Right Whale
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/12561

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