Population viability analysis of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), 1976-1991

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 467-481

  Marmontel, Miriam ^a,d   Humphrey, Stephen R ^a   O'Shea, Thomas J ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b National Biological Service   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Projeto Mamirauá ^*  (Brazil)

^e DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

BOATING; ENDANGERED MAMMAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLORIDA MANATEE; MAMMALS; MANAGEMENT; MANATEES; MORTALITY; POPULATION FUNCTIONS; POPULATION VIABILITY; VIABILITY ANALYSIS;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0030617757     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96019.x     Document Type: Article

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