Strandings of cetaceans on the Espirito Santo coast, southeast Brazil, 1975-2015.

ABSTRACT: Espírito Santo state is located on the eastern margin of Brazil, in a transitional tropical-subtropical area (18°S-21°S) dominated by oligotrophic waters. With the exception of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), the cetacean community of Espírito Santo has been understudied. In addition to the chronic impacts from fisheries, marine pollution, urban development, and coastal habitat degradation, in November 2015 the cetacean communities of Espírito Santo were challenged by the greatest environmental disaster in Brazil's history. The Mariana dam disaster caused 60 million cubic meters of mining waste to be washed into the Doce River, which ultimately flowed to the coastal waters of Espírito Santo, with a high concentration of heavy metals. This study reviews and updates informat

SUBMITTER: Mayorga LFSP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381716 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature