Population status, threats and conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Wang Ding |
| 刊名 | CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
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| 出版日期 | 2009-10-01 |
| 卷号 | 54期号:19页码:3473-3484 |
| 关键词 | Yangtze finless porpoise in situ and ex situ conservation captive breeding |
| ISSN号 | 1001-6538 |
| 通讯作者 | Wang, D, Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China |
| 中文摘要 | The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) is currently limited to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River from Yichang to Shanghai, China, and the adjoining Poyang and Dongting Lakes. Its population size has decreased remarkably during the last several decades due to the heavy impact of human activities, including overfishing of prey species, water development projects that cause attendant habitat loss and degradation, water pollution, and accidental deaths caused by harmful fishing gear and collisions with motorized vessels. It was estimated that the number of remaining individuals was down to approximately 1800 in 2006, a number that is decreasing at a rate as high as 5% per year. Three conservation measures - in situ and ex situ conservation and captive breeding have been applied to the protection of this unique porpoise since the early 1990s. Seven natural and two "semi-natural" reserves have so far been established. Since 1996, a small group of finless porpoises has been successfully reared in a facility at the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; three babies were born in captivity on July 5, 2005, June 2, 2007 and July 5, 2008. These are the first freshwater cetaceans ever born in captivity in the world. Several groups of these porpoises caught in the main stream of the Yangtze River, or rescued, have been introduced into the Tian'e-Zhou Semi-natural Reserve since 1990. These efforts have proven that, not only can these animals survive in the area, they are also to reproduce naturally and successfully. More than 30 calves had been born in the reserve since then, with one to three born each year. Taking deaths and transfers into account, there were approximately 30 individuals living in the reserve as of the end of 2007. Among eight mature females captured in April 2008, five were confirmed pregnant. This effort represents the first successful attempt at off-site protection of a cetacean species in the world, and establishes a solid base for conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise. A lesson must be drawn from the tragedy of Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), which has already been declared likely extinct. Strong, effective and appropriate protective measures must be carried out quickly to prevent the Yangtze finless porpoise from becoming a second Chinese River Dolphin, and save the biodiversity of the Yangtze River as a whole. |
| 英文摘要 | The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) is currently limited to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River from Yichang to Shanghai, China, and the adjoining Poyang and Dongting Lakes. Its population size has decreased remarkably during the last several decades due to the heavy impact of human activities, including overfishing of prey species, water development projects that cause attendant habitat loss and degradation, water pollution, and accidental deaths caused by harmful fishing gear and collisions with motorized vessels. It was estimated that the number of remaining individuals was down to approximately 1800 in 2006, a number that is decreasing at a rate as high as 5% per year. Three conservation measures - in situ and ex situ conservation and captive breeding have been applied to the protection of this unique porpoise since the early 1990s. Seven natural and two "semi-natural" reserves have so far been established. Since 1996, a small group of finless porpoises has been successfully reared in a facility at the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; three babies were born in captivity on July 5, 2005, June 2, 2007 and July 5, 2008. These are the first freshwater cetaceans ever born in captivity in the world. Several groups of these porpoises caught in the main stream of the Yangtze River, or rescued, have been introduced into the Tian'e-Zhou Semi-natural Reserve since 1990. These efforts have proven that, not only can these animals survive in the area, they are also to reproduce naturally and successfully. More than 30 calves had been born in the reserve since then, with one to three born each year. Taking deaths and transfers into account, there were approximately 30 individuals living in the reserve as of the end of 2007. Among eight mature females captured in April 2008, five were confirmed pregnant. This effort represents the first successful attempt at off-site protection of a cetacean species in the world, and establishes a solid base for conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise. A lesson must be drawn from the tragedy of Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), which has already been declared likely extinct. Strong, effective and appropriate protective measures must be carried out quickly to prevent the Yangtze finless porpoise from becoming a second Chinese River Dolphin, and save the biodiversity of the Yangtze River as a whole. |
| WOS标题词 | Science & Technology |
| 学科主题 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| 类目[WOS] | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| 研究领域[WOS] | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| 关键词[WOS] | NEOPHOCAENA-PHOCAENOIDES-ASIAEORIENTALIS ; BAIJI LIPOTES-VEXILLIFER ; ECHOLOCATION SIGNALS ; RIVER DOLPHIN ; CHINA ; SONAR ; ABUNDANCE ; SOUNDS ; PULSE |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 资助信息 | National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China [2007CB411600]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [30730018, 30570252]; Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology [2004DFB03000] |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000271025500012 |
| 公开日期 | 2010-10-13 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/152342/7544]  |
| 专题 | 水生生物研究所_中科院水生所知识产出（2009年前）_期刊论文 |
| 作者单位 | Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang Ding. Population status, threats and conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise[J]. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,2009,54(19):3473-3484. |
| APA | Wang Ding.(2009).Population status, threats and conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise.CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,54(19),3473-3484. |
| MLA | Wang Ding."Population status, threats and conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise".CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN 54.19(2009):3473-3484. |
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