Diet of Common Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, that Stranded in and near Barataria Bay, Louisiana, 2010-2012

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作者
Bowen-Stevens, Sabrina R. [1 ]
Gannon, Damon P. [2 ]
Hazelkorn, Rebeccah A. [3 ]
Lovewell, Gretchen [3 ]
Volker, Kristen M. [4 ]
Smith, Suzanne [5 ]
Tumlin, Mandy C. [6 ]
Litz, Jenny [7 ]
机构
[1] Southeast Fisheries Sci Ctr, Miami, FL 33149 USA
[2] Univ Georgia, Marine Inst, POB 32, Sapelo Isl, GA 31327 USA
[3] Mote Marine Lab, Stranding Invest Program, Sarasota, FL 34236 USA
[4] Virginia Aquarium & Marine Sci Ctr, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 USA
[5] Audubon Aquarium Amer, New Orleans, LA 70130 USA
[6] Louisiana Dept Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge, LA 70898 USA
[7] Natl Marine Fisheries Serv, Southeast Fisheries Sci Ctr, Miami, FL 33149 USA
关键词
HORIZON OIL-SPILL; ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; SARASOTA BAY; CRUDE-OIL; WATER; EXPOSURE; MORTALITY; PREY;
D O I
10.1656/058.020.0113
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
The largest unusual mortality event of cetaceans recorded in the Gulf of Mexico occurred from 2010 to 2014. The majority of mortalities were Tursiops truncatus (Common Bottlenose Dolphin) that stranded near Barataria Bay, LA, an area heavily oiled by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The purpose of this study was to identify the diet of dolphins that stranded in and near Barataria Bay from 2010 to 2012. Micropoginias undulatus (Atlantic Croaker) was the most frequently occurring (86.5%) and numerically abundant (34.2 +/- 33.4%) prey in stomachs examined. Abundance of Engraulidae, Mugilidae, and Sciaenidae varied by season. Benthic prey and presence of sediment indicate that dolphins in Barataria Bay forage along the bottom of the bay, which could lead to long-term exposure to oil.
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页码:117 / 134
页数:18
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