期刊
MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE
卷 27, 期 3, 页码 E165-E184出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00448.x
关键词
striped dolphin; Stenella coeruleoalba; short-beaked common dolphin; Delphinus delphis; abundance; photo-identification; mixed groups; Mediterranean Sea; Gulf of Corinth; Greece
资金
- OceanCare, UNEP's Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
- Earthwatch Institute
- Chantecaille
Capture-recapture methods relying on dorsal fin natural markings have never been applied successfully to striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, and were rarely used to assess abundance of short-beaked common dolphins, Delphinus delphis. We used digital photo-identification to obtain abundance estimates of striped and common dolphins living in mixed groups in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece. The proportion of either species was calculated based on the relative number of photographs of adult animals showing relevant portions of their body during conspicuous surfacings. Striped dolphins and common dolphins averaged 95.0% and 3.2% of all individuals, respectively. Animals showing intermediate pigmentation accounted for another 1.8%. Striped dolphin numbers were relatively high, with a point estimate of 835 animals (95% CI = 631-1,106). Common dolphins numbers were low (point estimate 28 animals; 95% CI = 11-73) and individuals were scattered within striped dolphin groups, indicating that this common dolphin population may be nonviable. Within a semiclosed Gulf exposed to considerable anthropogenic impact, the future of both dolphin species is of concern due to their suspected geographic isolation and restricted extent of occurrence. Information provided here can be used to inform timely conservation efforts.
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