Marine Mammals, Extinctions of

Glenn R. Van Blaricom; Leah Gerber; Robert L. Brownell

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00187-8

Marine Mammals, Extinctions of

Glenn R. Van Blaricom, Leah Gerber, Robert L. Brownell

Life Sciences, School of (SOLS)

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Abstract

We review patterns of extinction in marine mammals, emphasizing modern cases. We detail both known recent extinctions and taxa or populations known to be in jeopardy of extinction. Cases of extinction or jeopardy fall into two categories: one driven largely by excessive commercial hunting and the second driven by a suite of risk factors associated with expanding human populations. Recovery of jeopardized cases in the first group is attainable by rigorously conservative management. Recovery of cases in the second group requires restraint in human development on an unprecedented scale and appears generally intractable.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	64-93
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123847195
ISBN (Print)	9780123847201
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00187-8
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

Keywords

Bycatch
Cetacean
Contaminant
Endangered
Extinction
Harvest
Jeopardy
Pinniped
Pollution
Recovery
Shipstrike
Sirenian
Threatened
Translocation
Whaling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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