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About the Editors
Marcos R. Rossi-Santos is a biologist, with a MSc in Zoology from the Universidade
Federal do Paraná and PhD in Animal Behavior from the Universidade Federal do
Rio Grande do Norte. He has been investigating the ecology and conservation of
aquatic mammals and other vertebrates for the past 23 years, developing a broad
experience about behavioral ecology and anthropogenic impacts on natural ecosystems, mainly through the acoustic studies. Along this time, he has collaborated with
many Brazilian research institutions, exploring different areas such as the Brazilian
coast and islands, Amazon, Galapagos Islands, and South Georgia Island, in
Antarctica. He is a professor at the Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia,
Brazil, coordinating the Acoustic Ecology and Animal Behavior Laboratory, and
also associated with the Graduation Program in Ecology of the Universidade Federal
da Bahia.
Charles W. Finkl has edited and/or contributed to more than eight volumes in the
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. For the past 33 years, he has been the executive director of the Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF) and Editor -
in- Chief of the international Journal of Coastal Research. In addition to these
duties, he is Professor Emeritus at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton,
Florida, USA. He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (Perth) and
previously worked for a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of the International
Nickel Company of Canada (INCO). During his career, he acquired field experience
in Australia; the Caribbean; South America; SW Pacific islands; Southern Africa;
Western Europe; and the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Southeast USA.
About the Editors
Marcos R. Rossi-Santos is a biologist, with a MSc in Zoology from the Universidade
Federal do Paraná and PhD in Animal Behavior from the Universidade Federal do
Rio Grande do Norte. He has been investigating the ecology and conservation of
aquatic mammals and other vertebrates for the past 23 years, developing a broad
experience about behavioral ecology and anthropogenic impacts on natural ecosystems, mainly through the acoustic studies. Along this time, he has collaborated with
many Brazilian research institutions, exploring different areas such as the Brazilian
coast and islands, Amazon, Galapagos Islands, and South Georgia Island, in
Antarctica. He is a professor at the Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia,
Brazil, coordinating the Acoustic Ecology and Animal Behavior Laboratory, and
also associated with the Graduation Program in Ecology of the Universidade Federal
da Bahia.
Charles W. Finkl has edited and/or contributed to more than eight volumes in the
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. For the past 33 years, he has been the executive director of the Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF) and Editor -
in- Chief of the international Journal of Coastal Research. In addition to these
duties, he is Professor Emeritus at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton,
Florida, USA. He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (Perth) and
previously worked for a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of the International
Nickel Company of Canada (INCO). During his career, he acquired field experience
in Australia; the Caribbean; South America; SW Pacific islands; Southern Africa;
Western Europe; and the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Southeast USA.