Humpback whales: transoceanic messengers in the climatic situation
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https://doi.org/10.22201/cuaieed.16076079e.2023.24.2.5Keywords:
Climate change, humpback whale, marine mammals, Sustainable Development GoalsAbstract
Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are causing ocean warming with serious consequences for marine biodiversity. Among the species most vulnerable to climate change is the humpback whale, whose population is distributed throughout the world’s oceans and migrates from the polar and temperate zones, where it feeds, to tropical areas, where it reproduces. Climate change has altered the availability of whale prey, causing changes in the duration of their migrations, their distribution, their state of health, and their reproduction. As a result, some populations of this species are endangered, although little is yet known about the precise effects of climate change on their ecology and population. To address this problem, it is necessary to carry out interdisciplinary studies that allow obtaining information on the humpback whale from different perspectives, in order to build mitigation strategies that are aligned with the One Health approach and the Sustainable Development Goals (sdg).
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