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This report builds upon previous reports to assess current methodologies used for evaluating cumulative effects of stressors on marine mammals and identify new approaches that could improve these assessments. This review focuses on ways to quantify exposure-related changes in the behavior, health, or body condition of individual marine mammals and makes recommendations for future research initiatives.
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Approaches to Understanding the Cumulative Effects of Stressors on Marine Mammals
Consensus Study Report
·2017
Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine mammals per year globally. To discern the factors contributing to population trends, scientists must consider the full co...
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