Approaches to Understanding the Cumulative Effects of Stressors on Marine Mammals
Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Policy and Global Affairs, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Response and Resilient Recovery Strategic Science Initiative, Strategy Group on COVID-19 and Rental EvictionsMarine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine mammals per year globally. To discern the factors contributing to population trends, scientists must consider the full complement of threats faced by marine mammals. Once populations or ecosystems are found to be at risk ...
Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine mammals per year globally. To discern the factors contributing to population trends, scientists must consider the full complement of threats faced by marine mammals. Once populations or ecosystems are found to be at risk ...
