{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Galili O"],"funding":["Ministry of Energy","Various sailing clubs in Israel","University of Haifa","Agreement for the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area"],"pagination":["328"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9952934"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, two near-shore dolphin species are prevalent; <i>Tursiops truncatus</i> (least concern, IUCN) and <i>Delphinus delphis</i> (endangered, IUCN). Ship-board surveys and sporadic sightings over the last two decades have shown that the two differ in distribution-<i>T. truncatus</i> is found along the entire coast and <i>D. delphis</i> only in the south. The environmental and anthropological factors affecting these species' spatial distribution and determining their habitat preferences in this area are largely unknown. This work is a first attempt at summarizing 20 years of observations and studying habitat preferences for both species, by use of Generalized Additive Models. <i>T. truncatus</i> was found to be present in all areas of the continental shelf"],"journal":["Biology"],"pubmed_title":["Two Decades of Coastal Dolphin Population Surveys in Israel, Eastern Mediterranean."],"pmcid":["PMC9952934"],"funding_grant_id":["M.Sc. student stipend","Donated sea-time on the club boats","General funds for research in the south of Israel","06/2019/LB 6401 A4"],"pubmed_authors":["Marco S","Morick D","Roditi-Elasar M","Zuriel Y","Bigal E","Vardimon D","Goffman O","Galili O","Reininger D","Ratner E","Haitovich Y","Tchernov D","Scheinin A","Mevorach Y","Markovich M","Hadar N"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Two Decades of Coastal Dolphin Population Surveys in Israel, Eastern Mediterranean.","description":"Along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, two near-shore dolphin species are prevalent; <i>Tursiops truncatus</i> (least concern, IUCN) and <i>Delphinus delphis</i> (endangered, IUCN). Ship-board surveys and sporadic sightings over the last two decades have shown that the two differ in distribution-<i>T. truncatus</i> is found along the entire coast and <i>D. delphis</i> only in the south. The environmental and anthropological factors affecting these species' spatial distribution and determining their habitat preferences in this area are largely unknown. This work is a first attempt at summarizing 20 years of observations and studying habitat preferences for both species, by use of Generalized Additive Models. <i>T. truncatus</i> was found to be present in all areas of the continental shelf","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-05-29T19:43:03.509Z","creation":"2025-05-29T19:43:03.509Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9952934","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36829603"],"doi":["10.3390/biology12020328"]}}