Thesis
Whale carcass management on beaches : public perceptions, groundwater contamination, and shark attraction
Southern Cross University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25918/thesis.89
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Abstract
Whale carcass management is a complex and controversial issue within coastal communities. There are public concerns that stranded and beach buried carcasses may attract sharks. Here, I determined that both floating and stranded carcasses influence the behaviour of nearby white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). However, provided certain burial conditions are met, beach buried carcasses are unlikely to attract sharks due to effective decomposition of leachate products by sands.
Details
- Title
- Whale carcass management on beaches : public perceptions, groundwater contamination, and shark attraction
- Creators
- James P Tucker
- Contributors
- Isaac R Santos (Supervisor) - Southern Cross UniversityPaul Allan Butcher (Supervisor) - Southern Cross University
- Awarding Institution
- Southern Cross University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Theses
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University
- Number of pages
- 163 pages
- Identifiers
- 991012899100302368
- Copyright
- © JP Tucker 2020
- Academic Unit
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Resource Type
- Thesis