Linked e-resources
Details
Table of Contents
Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Part I: Historical Development of Aquatic Mammal Research in Latin America; Chapter 1: Mastozoology History and Perspectives in Latin America: Marine and Freshwater Mammals in Spotlight; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Beginnings; 1.1.2 The Twentieth Century: An Emerging Science; 1.2 Results; 1.2.1 Retrospective of the Last 32 Years; 1.2.2 Perspectives in Latin America; References; Chapter 2: Long-Term Monitoring of Dolphins in a Large Estuarine System of Southeastern Brazil; 2.1 Historic Background; 2.2 Target Species; 2.3 Study Area; 2.4 Morphology
2.5 Age Evaluation2.6 Population Parameters and Habitat Index; 2.7 Behavior; 2.8 Acoustic; 2.9 Conservation; References; Chapter 3: An Integrated Framework to Assess the Carrying Capacity of Humpback Whale-Watching Tourism in Praia do Forte, Northeastern Brazil; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 From Humpback Whaling to Whale-Watching in Brazil; 3.2.1 Humpback Whale-Watching in Praia do Forte; 3.3 The Negative Impacts of Whale-Watching on Humpback Whales; 3.4 The Sustainable Management of Whale-Watching; 3.5 Limiting Growth and the Concept of Carrying Capacity
3.5.1 Social Carrying Capacity - The Tourists3.5.2 Biological Carrying Capacity - The Whales; 3.5.3 Economic Carrying Capacity - The Whale-Watching Companies; 3.5.4 Management Carrying Capacity - The Enforcement Authorities; 3.6 An Integrated Framework to Assess Whale-Watching Carrying Capacity; 3.7 Discussion; 3.8 Recommendations; 3.9 Conclusions; References; Part II: Technological Innovation for Marine Vertebrate Research in Latin America; Chapter 4: Land-Based Station Studies of Aquatic Mammals in Latin America: Understanding Behavior for Conservation; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Land-Based Studies Overview4.2.1 Land-Base Station Aspects and Limitations; 4.2.2 Land-Base Station Spot and Tips; 4.2.3 Land-Based Station Sampling Methods; 4.2.4 Preliminary Observations, Pilot Study, Protocol; 4.2.5 Ethogram; 4.2.6 Land-Based Station Equipment; 4.2.7 Spotting Scope and Binoculars; 4.2.8 Theodolite and Total Station; 4.3 Land-Based Studies in Latin American Countries; 4.3.1 Argentina; 4.3.2 Brazil; 4.3.3 Chile; 4.3.4 Colombia; 4.3.5 Ecuador; 4.3.6 Mexico; 4.3.7 Uruguay; 4.3.8 Venezuela; 4.4 Conclusions; References
Chapter 5: Marine Mammal Bioacustics Using Towed Array Systems in the Western South Atlantic Ocean5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Towed Array Equipment; 5.3 Basic Bioacoustics Data Analysis; 5.3.1 Whistles; 5.3.2 Echolocation Clicks; 5.3.3 Burst Sounds; 5.4 Cetaceans Species Recorded and Identified in the Western South Atlantic; 5.4.1 Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus); 5.4.2 Rough-Toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanesis); 5.4.3 Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) and Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis); 5.4.4 Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
2.5 Age Evaluation2.6 Population Parameters and Habitat Index; 2.7 Behavior; 2.8 Acoustic; 2.9 Conservation; References; Chapter 3: An Integrated Framework to Assess the Carrying Capacity of Humpback Whale-Watching Tourism in Praia do Forte, Northeastern Brazil; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 From Humpback Whaling to Whale-Watching in Brazil; 3.2.1 Humpback Whale-Watching in Praia do Forte; 3.3 The Negative Impacts of Whale-Watching on Humpback Whales; 3.4 The Sustainable Management of Whale-Watching; 3.5 Limiting Growth and the Concept of Carrying Capacity
3.5.1 Social Carrying Capacity - The Tourists3.5.2 Biological Carrying Capacity - The Whales; 3.5.3 Economic Carrying Capacity - The Whale-Watching Companies; 3.5.4 Management Carrying Capacity - The Enforcement Authorities; 3.6 An Integrated Framework to Assess Whale-Watching Carrying Capacity; 3.7 Discussion; 3.8 Recommendations; 3.9 Conclusions; References; Part II: Technological Innovation for Marine Vertebrate Research in Latin America; Chapter 4: Land-Based Station Studies of Aquatic Mammals in Latin America: Understanding Behavior for Conservation; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Land-Based Studies Overview4.2.1 Land-Base Station Aspects and Limitations; 4.2.2 Land-Base Station Spot and Tips; 4.2.3 Land-Based Station Sampling Methods; 4.2.4 Preliminary Observations, Pilot Study, Protocol; 4.2.5 Ethogram; 4.2.6 Land-Based Station Equipment; 4.2.7 Spotting Scope and Binoculars; 4.2.8 Theodolite and Total Station; 4.3 Land-Based Studies in Latin American Countries; 4.3.1 Argentina; 4.3.2 Brazil; 4.3.3 Chile; 4.3.4 Colombia; 4.3.5 Ecuador; 4.3.6 Mexico; 4.3.7 Uruguay; 4.3.8 Venezuela; 4.4 Conclusions; References
Chapter 5: Marine Mammal Bioacustics Using Towed Array Systems in the Western South Atlantic Ocean5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Towed Array Equipment; 5.3 Basic Bioacoustics Data Analysis; 5.3.1 Whistles; 5.3.2 Echolocation Clicks; 5.3.3 Burst Sounds; 5.4 Cetaceans Species Recorded and Identified in the Western South Atlantic; 5.4.1 Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus); 5.4.2 Rough-Toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanesis); 5.4.3 Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) and Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis); 5.4.4 Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)