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Marine Mammals – Natural and Anthropogenic Influences

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Global Environmental Change

Part of the book series: Handbook of Global Environmental Pollution ((EGEP,volume 1))

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Anthropogenic impacts and the effects of global climate change have far-reaching consequences for the well-being of marine mammals, its conservation, and management.

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  1. Department of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, South Africa

    Marthán Bester

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  1. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

    Bill Freedman

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Bester, M. (2014). Marine Mammals – Natural and Anthropogenic Influences. In: Freedman, B. (eds) Global Environmental Change. Handbook of Global Environmental Pollution, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5784-4_40

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