Managing endangered species within the use/preservation paradox: Understanding and defining harassment of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

Coastal Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-338

  Sorice, Michael G ^a   Shafer, C Scott ^a   Scott, David ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harassment; Human wildlife interactions; Limits of acceptable change; Trichechus manatus; West Indian manatee

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FORMAL LEGISLATIONS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 0141942152     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750390232983     Document Type: Article

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