River dolphins are among the world's most threatened mammals, and indeed the baiji
(Lipotes vexillifer), a species endemic to China′ s Yangtze River, is likely extinct …

This study is part of an on‐going effort to evaluate and monitor river dolphin populations in
South America. It comprises the largest initiative to estimate population size and densities of …

ABSTRACT The Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) is one of the world's most
threatened cetaceans. It is endemic to the Indus River System in Pakistan. Its population is …

In the present study we tested if a series of 18 rapids on the upper Madeira River form an
effective barrier to gene flow, and in particular if they delimit the distribution of the boto Inia …

Freshwater biodiversity conservation is generally perceived to conflict with human use and
extraction (eg, fisheries). Overexploited fisheries upset the balance between local economic …

Obligate river dolphins occur only in the rivers of Asia and South America, where they are
increasingly subject to damaging pressures such as habitat degradation, food competition …

Riverine cetaceans are threatened globally by increasing anthropogenic impacts, and the
Yangtze river dolphin Lipotes vexillifer is already extinct. The Amazon river dolphin Inia …

River dolphins are strongly affected by the construction of hydroelectric dams. Potential
isolation in subpopulations above and below such dams and the resulting low genetic …

Generalized additive models of sighting data for cetaceans collected during two surveys of
waterways in the Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bangladesh indicated that Ganges River …

River flow regulation and fragmentation is a global threat to freshwater biodiversity,
ecosystem processes, and associated human activities. Large dams in the Ganges river …