Dear all,
My co-authors and I are pleased to announce thefollowing publication:
M. Podestà, A. Azzellino, A. Cañadas, A. Frantzis, A.Moulins, M. Rosso, P.
Tepsich, C. Lanfredi, 2016. Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Ziphiuscavirostris,
Distribution and Occurrence in the Mediterranean Sea: High-UseAreas and
Conservation Threats. in "Mediterranean Marine Mammal Ecologyand Conservation",
Advances in Marine Biology Volume 75. Editors: Giuseppe Notarbartolo di
Sciara,Michela Podestà, Barbara E. Curry. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 75:103-140.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2016.07.007
Abstract
Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823)is the only beaked
whale species commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea. Untilrecently, species
presence in this area was only inferred from strandingevents. Dedicated
cetacean surveys have increased our knowledge of the distributionof Cuvier's
beaked whales, even though many areas still remain unexplored.Here, we present
an updated analysis of available sighting and stranding data,focusing on the
atypical mass strandings that have occurred in theMediterranean Sea since 1963.
We describe in detail the five more recent events(2006–14), highlighting
theirrelationship with naval exercises that used mid-frequency active sonar.
Thedistribution of the species is apparently characterized by areas of
highdensity where animals seem to be relatively abundant, including the
AlboránSea, Ligurian Sea, Central Tyrrhenian Sea, southern Adriatic Sea and
theHellenic Trench, but other such areas may exist where little or no survey
workhas been conducted. Population size has been estimated for the Alborán
andLigurian seas. Habitat modelling studies for those areas, confirmed the
speciespreference for the continental slope and its particular association
withsubmarine canyons, as has also been found to be the case in other areas of
theworld. The application of results from habitat modelling to areas
differentfrom their calibration sites is proposed as a management tool for
minimizingthe potential impacts of human activities at sea. Military sonar is
knownworldwide as a threat for this species and is suggested to be a major
threatfor Cuvier's beaked whale in the Mediterranean Sea.
A copy can be downloaded at
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065288116300116
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Kind regards
Michela Podestà
dr. Michela Podesta' Curator Vertebrate Zoology Dept. Museo di Storia Naturale
di Milano corso Venezia 55 - 20121 Milano - Italy tel. +39 0288463324 - +39
0288463280 fax +39 0288463281
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