Dear MARMAM subscribers, the ebook version of the "Linea Base Ambiental Plataforma Deltana" (Baseline Study of the Venezuelan Atlantic, Orinoco delta Platfform), related to the oil and gas industry, that includes a chapter on aquatic mammals (Cetacea, Sirenia, Mustelidae), is now available online. It was edited by PDVSA, the Venezuelan Oil Company and the Universidad Simón Bolivar (USB). It is available in Spanish at USB's website and can be downloaded directly from:

http://cbm.usb.ve/sv/assets/Uploads/Libros/LBAPD-ebook.pdf

Please feel free to contact me for any further comment or clarification or for the PDF (approx. 15Mb). Suggested citation is as follows:

Martín, A., L. Malavé, D. Sánchez, R. Aparicio, F. Arocha, D. Bone, J.A. Bolaños, J. Bolaños-Jiménez, J. Castañeda, J.J. Cárdenas, A.K. Carbonini, Y.J. Díaz, H.J. Guada, E. Klein, R. Lazo, A. Lemus, M. Lentino, C. Lira, C. Lodeiros, R. López, B. Marín, G. Martínez, B. Márquez, A. Márquez, R. Molinet, F. Morales, J. Posada, A. Prieto, A. Riera, C.T. Rodríguez, A. Ramírez, W. Senior, P. Solana, H. Severeyn, P. Spiniello, E. Valera, C. Yanes y E. Zoppi. 2007. Línea Base Ambiental Plataforma Deltana. A. Martín y D. Bone (ed.). Petróleos de Venezuela, S. A. - Universidad Simón Bolívar. Caracas, Venezuela. 176 p.

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