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Epidermal Lesions and Injuries of Coastal Dolphins as Indicators of Ecological Health.
EcoHealth ( IF 2.2 ) Pub Date : 2019-07-22 , DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01428-0 Stephen C Y Chan 1, 2 , Leszek Karczmarski 1, 2
EcoHealth ( IF 2.2 ) Pub Date : 2019-07-22 , DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01428-0 Stephen C Y Chan 1, 2 , Leszek Karczmarski 1, 2
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Humpback dolphins (genus Sousa), obligatory inshore delphinids, are frequently exposed to adverse effects of many human activities. In Hong Kong, one of the world’s most urbanised coastal regions, ~ 50% of the dolphins suffer from at least one type of epidermal lesions, likely related to anthropogenically degraded habitat. Furthermore, one in every ten dolphins has physical injuries indicative of vessel collisions, propeller cuts and fishing-gear entanglements. As top predators with long lifespan, dolphins are good “barometers” of marine environment and their compromised health conditions are symptomatic of increasingly degraded ecological conditions of coastal seas, especially in rapidly developing regions of fast-growing economies.
更新日期：2019-07-22
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