Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

In the last decades, knowledge about the biology of the Amazon river dolphin Inia
geoffrensis has increased considerably. Accordingly, we present a review of the published …

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 …

Extinction debt refers to delayed species extinctions expected as a consequence of
ecosystem perturbation. Quantifying such extinctions and investigating long‐term …

Place‐based conservation can be an effective tool for addressing threats to marine
mammals, but this approach presents many challenges, such as the dilemma of whether to …

Abstract Information on how atrazine can affect the spatial distribution of organisms is non-
existent. As this effect has been observed for some other contaminants, we hypothesized …

Gharial were historically distributed throughout the major channels of the Indus, Ganges,
Mahanadi, Brahmaputra-Meghna and possibly Irrawaddy drainages, to elevations of< 500 …

Understanding habitat preferences and distribution of threatened species is a cornerstone of
conservation, however many of the techniques available can be resource intensive. One …

Under increasing anthropogenic pressure, species with a previously contiguous distribution
across their ranges have been reduced to small fragmented populations. The critically …

Population declines and local extirpation trends are widespread among freshwater species,
but the responsible drivers of these trends are poorly understood. Identifying the potential …