Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6295525 Ecological Indicators 2012 8 Pages PDF
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► Human stressors were used to provide an estimate of ecosystem degradation in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. ► We investigated the statistical relationships between estimates of ecosystem degradation and potential ecological indicators. ► River dolphins were shown to be good indicators of ecosystem degradation, sentinel and flagship species. ► River dolphins may be good candidates to monitor the conservation status of large tropical rivers.
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River dolphins as indicators of ecosystem degradation in large tropical rivers
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