Abstract Until 2012, the St. Lawrence Estuary beluga population was considered stable with
about 1100 individuals. An abnormally high number of calves reported dead that year …

Land–sea ecological connectivity refers to the interaction (convenience or hindrance) of
certain physical, chemical and biological processes between terrestrial and marine …

In this study, we assess prey consumption by the marine mammal community in the
northeast Atlantic [including 21 taxa, across three regions:(I) the Icelandic shelf, Denmark …

Marine mammal strandings provide vital information on species' life histories, population
health and status of marine ecosystems. Opportunistic reporting of strandings also serve as …

There are many factors that may explain why cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises)
strand. Around the UK and Ireland, over 20,000 stranding records have been collected since …

Understanding environmental and climatic drivers of natural mortality of marine mammals is
critical for managing populations effectively and for predicting responses to climate change …

Cetacean mass strandings occur regularly worldwide, yet the compounded effects of natural
and anthropogenic factors often complicate our understanding of these phenomena …

Integrated population models combine data from several sources into a single model to
allow the simultaneous estimation of demographic parameters and the prediction of …

Studying patterns in marine mammal stranding cases can provide insight into changes in
population health, abundance, and distribution. Cetaceans along the US West coast strand …

Despite more than a century of federal protection, the California sea otter Enhydra lutris
nereis remains threatened under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the population …