Conservation Biology of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Perth Metropolitan Waters - Summary

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of human-induced habitat change and illegal feeding on the residential sub-population of ~75 bottlenose dolphins in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia by using a variety of sampling approaches from 2000-2003.

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Title Conservation Biology of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Perth Metropolitan Waters - Summary
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/935793be-a9f3-468f-96f8-78317e028b06
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
h.finn@murdoch.edu.au
Reference Period 01/06/2000 - 01/01/2003
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Conservation Biology of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Perth Metropolitan Waters - Summary". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/conservation-biology-of-bottlenose-dolphins-tursiops-sp-in-perth-metropolitan-waters-summary