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Title Year Authors Category Conservation Measure
An evaluation of age estimation using teeth from South Asian River dolphins (Platanistidae) 2014 Lockyer, C. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
A study of the winter congregation sites of the Gangetic River Dolphin in southern Assam, India, with reference to conservation 2014 Mazumder MK Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Using local informant data and boat-based surveys to improve knowledge on the status of the Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) 2014 Richman, N.I. Thesis Research and monitoring
Ganges River Dolphin: An Overview of Biology, Ecology, and Conservation Status in India 2014 Sinha, R.K. Peer-reviewed journal article Multiple conservation measures
The eBird enterprise: An integrated approach to development and application of citizen science 2014 Sullivan, B. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Looking beyond the mortality of bycatch: sublethal effects of incidental capture on marine animals. 2014 Wilson, S. M. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Population genomics of finless porpoises reveal an incipient cetacean species adapted to freshwater 2014 Zhou, X. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Sustainable sediment management in reservoirs and regulated rivers: Experiences from five continents 2014 Kondolf, G.M Peer-reviewed journal article Water management
Looking to the past and the future: were the Madeira River rapids a geographical barrier to the boto (Cetacea: Iniidae)? 2014 Gravena, W Peer-reviewed journal article Regional/ International collaboration
BoletBoletín presenta especial sobre el proyecto de la Central Hidroeléctrica Mazán en Loreto 2014 Central hidroeléctrica Mazán Popular article Freeflowing rivers/ environmental flows
The Yangtze finless porpoise: On an accelerating path to extinction? 2014 Mei, Z. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Strandings as indicators of marine mammal biodiversity and human interactions off the coast of North Carolina 2014 Byrd, B. L. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
To See or Not to See: Investigating Detectability of Ganges River Dolphins Using a Combined Visual-Acoustic Survey 2014 Richman, N. I., J. M. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Correction to Health of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 2014 Schwacke, L. H., C. R. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Spatial distribution of river dolphins, Inia geoffrensis (Iniidae), in the Araguaia River (central Brazil) 2014 Araújo, C.C. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Physiology, behavior, and conservation 2014 Cooke, S. J. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Unusual records of the behavior of boto Inia sp.(Cetartiodactyla, Iniidae) in the lower reaches of the Tocantins and Guamá River, Amazônia 2014 Santos, G.M.A. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region. 2014 UNEP Law/Regulation Multiple conservation measures
An Educational Outreach Strategy for Freshwater Dolphin Conservation: Measuring the Results 2014 Mansur, E.F. Workshop report Community management
Monitoring the mortality of Freshwater Cetaceans in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh: Progress, Challenges and Potential 2014 Mansur, R.M. Workshop report Research and monitoring