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Barbara L. Taylor

Researcher at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Publications -  24
Citations -  2617

Barbara L. Taylor is an academic researcher from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Sperm whale. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 24 publications receiving 2312 citations.

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The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

Jan Schipper, +148 more
- 10 Oct 2008 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and distribution of the world's mammals, including marine mammals, using data collected by 1700+ experts, covering all 5487 species.
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Lessons from monitoring trends in abundance of marine mammals

TL;DR: Scientists’ ability to detect declines of marine mammal stocks based on recent levels of survey effort is assessed, when the actual decline is precipitous, and alternatives to improve performance are recommended.
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Estimates of sperm whale abundance in the northeastern temperate pacific from a combined acoustic and visual survey

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors estimate the abundance of sperm whales in a 7.8 million km 2 study area in the eastern temperate North Pacific using data from a ship-based acoustic and visual line-transect survey in spring 1997.

HARBOR PORPOISE, PHOCOENA PHOCOENA, ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION FOR CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGmN: II. AERIAL SURVEYS

TL;DR: The density and total population size of harbor porpoise along the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington are estimated from ship surveys using line transect methods as discussed by the authors, using teams of 3-5 observers.

Supporting Online Material for The Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge

Jan Schipper, +110 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and distribution of the world's mammals is presented, compiled by 1700+ experts, to suggest common mechanisms driving diversity and endemism across systems.