The precarious status of the Indus dolphin (Plantanista minor) between Guddu and Sukkur barrages in 1999. | [Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research • 2003]

Author(s):

1. F. M. Slater: Cardiff Univ. School of Biosci. UK

2. Ghulam Sarwar Gachal: Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

3. S. M. Yusf: Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

4. Bashir Ahmed Channar: Department of Microbiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Abstract:

The history of ecological studies on the Indus River Dolphin (Platanista minor) is reviewed and constraints on counting the dolphins are critically assessed. In spite of its limitations the downstream transect count technique is the best practical solution at the present time. It is suggested that more reliable objective recording techniques need to be developed in order to assess accurately the size of the population and the use of recording hydrophones (PODS) is suggested. Since the Dolphin Reserve was set up in the early 1970s. The number of dolphins steadily increased. Although since the mid-1990s the number seems to have reached a plateau but this may be due to the variability of the counts.

Page(s): 110-116

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Year: 2003

Keywords:

Keywords are not available for this article.

References:

References are not available for this document.

Citations

Citations are not available for this document.

Citations

Downloads

Views