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Jan 31st, 2008, 05:05 PM
Whales-online speaks with Dr Mike Heithaus of Florida International University about the work of the Shark Bay Marine Ecosystem Research Group and their important investigations in the role of predators in this pristine wilderness area.

Shark Bay, Western Australia is one of the very few undisturbed seagrass ecosystems left anywhere in the world and Mike?s research reveals complexity in the relationship between sharks, dolphins and the other members of the Shark Bay system. He describes the ecology of fear and how this has influenced the social structure of dolphins in Shark

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