Cetacean ocurrence in the Tayrona National Park, a marine protected area in the Colombian Caribbean

Authors

  • Cristina Jiménez-Pinedo Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Ingeniería, Programa de Biología Marina. Carrera 2 No. 11-68, Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Carolina Domínguez-García Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Ingeniería, Programa de Biología Marina. Carrera 2 No. 11-68, Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Mario A. Pardo Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Programa de Doctorado. Circuito Exterior, C.U., Coyoacán 04510, México, DF
  • Fernando Trujillo Fundación Omacha. Calle 86A No. 23-38, Bogotá, Colombia
  • José M. Ávila Fundación Red Colombiana de Varamientos IASSOS. Carrera 73 No. 40 - 83 sur, Bloq. 7 – Int. 2 – Apt. 501, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Daniel M. Palacios Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00181

Keywords:

Marine Protected Area, Cetacean Sightings, Colombia, Caribbean sea, Tayrona National Park

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2014-01-27

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Jiménez-Pinedo, C., Domínguez-García, C., Pardo, M. A., Trujillo, F., Ávila, J. M., & Palacios, D. M. (2014). Cetacean ocurrence in the Tayrona National Park, a marine protected area in the Colombian Caribbean. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 9(2), 154-159. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00181

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