vi
Southeastern Brazil,” Emygdio Monteiro Filho, Lucimary Deconto, Caio Louzada,
Rebeca Wanderley, Daniela Godoy, and Eric Medeiros describe one of the first in
situ long-term studies for a marine vertebrate species (the Guiana dolphin) in Latin
America. Chapter 3, “An Integrated Framework to Assess the Carrying Capacity of
Whale-Watching Tourism in Praia do Forte, Northeastern Brazil,” by Luena
Fernandes and Marcos Rossi-Santos, represents an important effort to understand
the whale-watching operation toward its sustainability in Brazilian waters.
Part II contains six chapters that generally deal with technological innovation for
marine vertebrate research. In Chap. 4, “Land-Based Studies of Aquatic Mammals
in Latin America: Understanding Behavior for Conservation,” Maria Morete,
Daniela Abras, and Cristiane Martins relate their use of theodolites to monitor whale
behavior from land stations and use the acquired information to support conservation actions. Chapter 5, “Marine Mammal Bioacoustics Using Towed Array Systems
in the Western South Atlantic Ocean,” by Artur Andriolo, Franciele de Castro,
Thiago Amorim, Gustavo Miranda, Juliana Di Tulio, Juliana Moron, Bruna Ribeiro,
Gabriela Ramos, and Raíssa Mendes, presents the advanced technique of acoustic
towed arrays to monitor marine mammals in oceanic waters. Also about acoustic
approaches, Mariana Melcón, Vanesa Reyes, and Miguel Iñíguez in Chap. 6,
“Bioacoustic Techniques Applied to Odontocete Conservation and Management in
Argentina,” discuss on the application of such methods in Argentinean waters. In
order to contribute with the present knowledge of the marine turtle species of Latin
America, Maria Angela Marcovaldi, Guy Marcovaldi, Alexsandro Santos, Paulo
Lara, and Milagros López-Mendilaharsu, in Chap. 7, “Novel Research Techniques
Provide New Insights to the Sea Turtle Life Cycle,” bring an interesting view of
their pioneering study and rewarded research program in Brazil. In Chap. 8, “Using
Opportunistic Platforms to Study Dolphin Occurrence and Distribution in the North
Coast of Bahia State, Northeastern Brazil,” Mateus Carvalho, Marcos Rossi-Santos,
Elitieri Santos-Neto, and Clarêncio Baracho describe the important findings of dolphin occurrence, with the use of tourism boats as a research platform, minimizing
costs for the marine fauna monitoring. Chapter 9, “Using Chemical Elements to the
Study of Trophic and Spatial Ecology in Marine Mammals of the Southwestern
Atlantic Ocean,” by Elisa Seyboth, Silvina Botta, and Eduardo Secchi, contributes
with biochemistry methods to study the trophic ecology of marine mammals as well
as their conservation.
Part III consists of seven chapters that deal with the conservation ecology of
marine vertebrate research in Latin America. In Chap. 10, “Elasmobranchs
Consumption in Brazil: Impacts and Consequences,” Hugo Bornatowski, Raul
Braga, and Rodrigo Barreto tell readers about the increasing consumption of sharks
and rays and what this implies for marine ecology and conservation. Chapter 11,
“West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in South America: Distribution,
Ecology and Health Assessment,” by Ana C. O. de Meirelles, Vitor L. Carvalho, and
Miriam Marmontel, constitutes a great overview of the research with this endangered marine vertebrate species, enriching the species diversity of this volume.
Representing some of the advanced research conducted in Central America, Chap.
12, “Ecology and Conservation of Cetaceans of Costa Rica and Panama,” by Laura
Preface
Southeastern Brazil,” Emygdio Monteiro Filho, Lucimary Deconto, Caio Louzada,
Rebeca Wanderley, Daniela Godoy, and Eric Medeiros describe one of the first in
situ long-term studies for a marine vertebrate species (the Guiana dolphin) in Latin
America. Chapter 3, “An Integrated Framework to Assess the Carrying Capacity of
Whale-Watching Tourism in Praia do Forte, Northeastern Brazil,” by Luena
Fernandes and Marcos Rossi-Santos, represents an important effort to understand
the whale-watching operation toward its sustainability in Brazilian waters.
Part II contains six chapters that generally deal with technological innovation for
marine vertebrate research. In Chap. 4, “Land-Based Studies of Aquatic Mammals
in Latin America: Understanding Behavior for Conservation,” Maria Morete,
Daniela Abras, and Cristiane Martins relate their use of theodolites to monitor whale
behavior from land stations and use the acquired information to support conservation actions. Chapter 5, “Marine Mammal Bioacoustics Using Towed Array Systems
in the Western South Atlantic Ocean,” by Artur Andriolo, Franciele de Castro,
Thiago Amorim, Gustavo Miranda, Juliana Di Tulio, Juliana Moron, Bruna Ribeiro,
Gabriela Ramos, and Raíssa Mendes, presents the advanced technique of acoustic
towed arrays to monitor marine mammals in oceanic waters. Also about acoustic
approaches, Mariana Melcón, Vanesa Reyes, and Miguel Iñíguez in Chap. 6,
“Bioacoustic Techniques Applied to Odontocete Conservation and Management in
Argentina,” discuss on the application of such methods in Argentinean waters. In
order to contribute with the present knowledge of the marine turtle species of Latin
America, Maria Angela Marcovaldi, Guy Marcovaldi, Alexsandro Santos, Paulo
Lara, and Milagros López-Mendilaharsu, in Chap. 7, “Novel Research Techniques
Provide New Insights to the Sea Turtle Life Cycle,” bring an interesting view of
their pioneering study and rewarded research program in Brazil. In Chap. 8, “Using
Opportunistic Platforms to Study Dolphin Occurrence and Distribution in the North
Coast of Bahia State, Northeastern Brazil,” Mateus Carvalho, Marcos Rossi-Santos,
Elitieri Santos-Neto, and Clarêncio Baracho describe the important findings of dolphin occurrence, with the use of tourism boats as a research platform, minimizing
costs for the marine fauna monitoring. Chapter 9, “Using Chemical Elements to the
Study of Trophic and Spatial Ecology in Marine Mammals of the Southwestern
Atlantic Ocean,” by Elisa Seyboth, Silvina Botta, and Eduardo Secchi, contributes
with biochemistry methods to study the trophic ecology of marine mammals as well
as their conservation.
Part III consists of seven chapters that deal with the conservation ecology of
marine vertebrate research in Latin America. In Chap. 10, “Elasmobranchs
Consumption in Brazil: Impacts and Consequences,” Hugo Bornatowski, Raul
Braga, and Rodrigo Barreto tell readers about the increasing consumption of sharks
and rays and what this implies for marine ecology and conservation. Chapter 11,
“West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in South America: Distribution,
Ecology and Health Assessment,” by Ana C. O. de Meirelles, Vitor L. Carvalho, and
Miriam Marmontel, constitutes a great overview of the research with this endangered marine vertebrate species, enriching the species diversity of this volume.
Representing some of the advanced research conducted in Central America, Chap.
12, “Ecology and Conservation of Cetaceans of Costa Rica and Panama,” by Laura
Preface