| investigation of trophic level and niche partitioning of 7 cetacean species by stable isotopes, and cadmium and arsenic tissue concentrations in the western pacific ocean. | a total of 24 stranded or bycatch cetaceans, including balaenoptera omurai, lagenodelphis hosei, kogia sima, stenella attenuata, grampus griseus, neophocaena phocaenoides, and sousa chinensis, were collected from 2001 to 2011 in taiwan. using the muscular δ(13)c and δ(15)n data, three ecological groups were identified as the oceanic baleen whale, the neritic, and the coastal toothed whale groups, coinciding with their taxonomy, feeding habits and geographical distribution. a horizontal inshore t ... | 2015 | 25684592 |
| the trophic significance of the indo-pacific humpback dolphin, sousa chinensis, in western taiwan. | indo-pacific humpback dolphins (sousa chinensis) have attracted considerable attention due to their critically endangered status and related conservation issues, but their trophic relationships and ecological significance in coastal ecosystems are poorly understood. for instance, this species is noticeably more abundant in the xin-huwei river estuary (ex) of western taiwan than in the nearby zhuoshui river estuary (ez), though it is unclear why the distribution shows such partitioning. to explor ... | 2016 | 27780252 |
| conservation of the eastern taiwan strait chinese white dolphin (sousa chinensis): fishers' perspectives and management implications. | the abundance of the eastern taiwan strait (ets) population of the chinese white dolphin (sousa chinensis) has been estimated to be less than 100 individuals. it is categorized as critically endangered in the iucn red list of threatened species. thus, immediate measures of conservation should be taken to protect it from extinction. currently, the taiwanese government plans to designate its habitat as a major wildlife habitat (mwh), a type of marine protected area (mpa) for conservation of wildli ... | 2016 | 27526102 |
| biology and conservation of the taiwanese humpback dolphin, sousa chinensis taiwanensis. | the humpback dolphins of the eastern taiwan strait were first discovered scientifically in 2002 and since then have received much research attention. we reviewed all information published in peer-reviewed scientific journals on these dolphins and where appropriate and available, peer-reviewed scientific workshop reports and graduate theses were also examined. recent evidence demonstrated that this population warranted recognition as a subspecies, sousa chinensis taiwanensis. it is found in a hig ... | 2016 | 26790889 |