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Case Study: marine mammals as sentinel speciesfor oceans and human health
| Title: | Case Study: marine mammals as sentinel speciesfor oceans and human health. |
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| Name(s): |
Bossart, Gregory D. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2006 | |
| Publisher: | Oceanography Society. | |
| Place of Publication: | Rockville, MD | |
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| Extent: | 5 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007157 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
As more humans inhabit coastal regions, a
global “anxiety” is developing about the health
of our aquatic ecosystems. This anxiety is particularly
prevalent in the United States, where
more than half the population now inhabits
coastal freshwater or marine ecosystems. One
component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA’s) Oceans
and Human Health Initiative addresses the concept
of marine sentinel organisms. As discussed
by Grosell and Walsh (this issue), such sentinels
are used to gain early warnings about current
or potential negative trends and impacts. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1630 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Bossart, G. D. (2006). Case Study: marine mammals as sentinel species for oceans and human health. Oceanography, 19 (2), 134-137. |
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| Subject(s): |
Marine mammals Sentinel organisms Indicators (Biology) Health Ocean |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007157 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
