95
Table 4.2 List of species studied from land-based stations in Latin America countries and
respectively sources
Species
Country
Sources
Mysticeti
Balaenoptera edeni Brazil
a
Siciliano et al. (2003)
Colombia
Pardo and Palacios (2006)
Balaenoptera
musculus
Chile
b
Cabrera et al. (2005) and Vernazzani
et al. (2012)
Balaenoptera
physalus
Chile
c
–
Eschrichtius
robustus
Mexico
Heckel et al. (2001)
Eubalaena
australis
Argentina
Payne (1986), Vermeulen et al. (2012),
and Lundquist et al. (2013)
Brazil
d
Siciliano et al. (2003), Groch (2005),
Danielski (2008), Mesquita (2011),
Bottini (2014), Seyboth et al. (2015),
and Danilewicz et al. (2016);
Uruguay
e
Costa et al. (2005)
Megaptera
novaeangliae
Brazil
f
Siciliano et al. (2003), Petta et al.
(2004), Bisi (2006), Morete (2007),
Morete et al. (2003a, b, 2007a, b,
2008), and Abras (2015)
Chile
g
–
Colombia
Ávila et al. (2015)
Ecuador
Sheidat et al. (2004)
Mexico
h
–
Nicaragua
i
–
Peru
j
–
(continued)
In general, binoculars were the viewing device most used among these studies,
and frequently for Odontocetes, while theodolite/total station was mostly used for
mysticets studies. Basically, studies used focal follows and scans as sampling
method. All these land stations resulted in several studies as peer-review articles,
reports, PhD, Master and undergraduate thesis. Most of them were the description
of species behavior, habitat use, evaluation of the impact of anthropogenic activities, density estimates and evaluation of the impact of climate change. There was
also, a study combining land-based station observations with acoustics methods.
Many Latin America land-based studies enabled conservation actions, implementation and improvement of coastal management (e.g. Heckel et al. 2001, Sheidat et al.
2004, Morete et al. 2007a, Silva and Silva Jr 2009, Pavez et al. 2011, Lundquist
et al. 2013, Avila et al. 2015).
Information gathered from the review and web survey about the LBS studies
conducted in LA are presented in Fig. 4.8 and Table 4.2. Below, a summary of the
main characteristics, results and achievements of the land-based studies conducted
in LA, published in peer-review articles, is provided by country.
4 Land-Based Station Studies of Aquatic Mammals in Latin America: Understanding…
Table 4.2 List of species studied from land-based stations in Latin America countries and
respectively sources
Species
Country
Sources
Mysticeti
Balaenoptera edeni Brazil
a
Siciliano et al. (2003)
Colombia
Pardo and Palacios (2006)
Balaenoptera
musculus
Chile
b
Cabrera et al. (2005) and Vernazzani
et al. (2012)
Balaenoptera
physalus
Chile
c
–
Eschrichtius
robustus
Mexico
Heckel et al. (2001)
Eubalaena
australis
Argentina
Payne (1986), Vermeulen et al. (2012),
and Lundquist et al. (2013)
Brazil
d
Siciliano et al. (2003), Groch (2005),
Danielski (2008), Mesquita (2011),
Bottini (2014), Seyboth et al. (2015),
and Danilewicz et al. (2016);
Uruguay
e
Costa et al. (2005)
Megaptera
novaeangliae
Brazil
f
Siciliano et al. (2003), Petta et al.
(2004), Bisi (2006), Morete (2007),
Morete et al. (2003a, b, 2007a, b,
2008), and Abras (2015)
Chile
g
–
Colombia
Ávila et al. (2015)
Ecuador
Sheidat et al. (2004)
Mexico
h
–
Nicaragua
i
–
Peru
j
–
(continued)
In general, binoculars were the viewing device most used among these studies,
and frequently for Odontocetes, while theodolite/total station was mostly used for
mysticets studies. Basically, studies used focal follows and scans as sampling
method. All these land stations resulted in several studies as peer-review articles,
reports, PhD, Master and undergraduate thesis. Most of them were the description
of species behavior, habitat use, evaluation of the impact of anthropogenic activities, density estimates and evaluation of the impact of climate change. There was
also, a study combining land-based station observations with acoustics methods.
Many Latin America land-based studies enabled conservation actions, implementation and improvement of coastal management (e.g. Heckel et al. 2001, Sheidat et al.
2004, Morete et al. 2007a, Silva and Silva Jr 2009, Pavez et al. 2011, Lundquist
et al. 2013, Avila et al. 2015).
Information gathered from the review and web survey about the LBS studies
conducted in LA are presented in Fig. 4.8 and Table 4.2. Below, a summary of the
main characteristics, results and achievements of the land-based studies conducted
in LA, published in peer-review articles, is provided by country.
4 Land-Based Station Studies of Aquatic Mammals in Latin America: Understanding…