Widespread use of migratory megafauna for aquatic wild meat in the tropics and subtropics

DJ Ingram, M Prideaux, NK Hodgins… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Wild animals are captured or taken opportunistically, and the meat, body parts, and/or eggs
are consumed for local subsistence or used for traditional purposes to some extent across …

Impacts of climate change on Australian marine mammals

N Schumann, NJ Gales, RG Harcourt… - Australian Journal of …, 2013 - CSIRO Publishing
Increasing evidence suggests that climate change is negatively affecting marine ecosystems
and biota. However, little is known of how climate change will impact marine mammals. This …

[图书][B] Ecology and conservation of the Sirenia: dugongs and manatees

H Marsh, TJ O'Shea, JE Reynolds - 2011 - books.google.com
Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal
waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce …

[图书][B] Indigenous peoples and the collaborative stewardship of nature: knowledge binds and institutional conflicts

A Ross, KP Sherman, JG Snodgrass, HD Delcore… - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
Involving Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge into natural resource management
produces more equitable and successful outcomes. Unfortunately, argue Anne Ross and co …

Estimating animal abundance in heterogeneous environments: an application to aerial surveys for dugongs

KH Pollock, HD Marsh, IR Lawler… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The probability of detecting an animal in a sampled area during a survey consists of 2
components: 1) the probability of an animal being available for detection (availability), which …

Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and fisheries management in the Torres Strait, Australia: the catalytic role of turtles and dugong as cultural keystone …

JRA Butler, A Tawake, T Skewes, L Tawake… - Ecology and …, 2012 - JSTOR
In many developing regions of Melanesia, fishers' traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)
has been integrated with western science and management knowledge (SMK) to generate …

Sea otters, kelp forests, and the extinction of Steller's sea cow

JA Estes, A Burdin, DF Doak - Proceedings of the National …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The late Pleistocene extinction of so many large-bodied vertebrates has been variously
attributed to two general causes: rapid climate change and the effects of humans as they …

Aerial surveys and the potential biological removal technique indicate that the Torres Strait dugong fishery is unsustainable

H Marsh, IR Lawler, D Kwan, S Delean… - Animal Conservation …, 2004 - cambridge.org
The globally significant dugong population of Torres Strait supports an important indigenous
fishery for meat and oil. The fishery is protected by the Torres Strait Treaty between Australia …

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and Inuit Nutrition Security in Canada

TA Kenny, M Fillion, S Simpkin, SD Wesche, HM Chan - EcoHealth, 2018 - Springer
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) has been fundamental to the diet and culture of Arctic
Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years. Although caribou populations observe natural …

A severe predator-induced population decline predicted for endangered, migratory swift parrots (Lathamus discolor)

R Heinsohn, M Webb, R Lacy, A Terauds… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Identifying the impact of introduced predators on endangered prey populations is critical for
conservation management. Population viability analysis (PVA) becomes a valuable tool for …