Distribution and habitat use by manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Belize and Chetumal Bay, Mexico

Biological Conservation

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-75

  Morales Vela, Benjamín ^a   Olivera Gómez, David ^b   Reynolds Iii, John E ^c   Rathbun, Galen B ^d,e  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b CtroInvestCientifica/EducSup   (Mexico)

^c ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e California Academy of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial surveys; Belize; Conservation; Manatee; Mexico

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SIRENIAN;

BELIZE; MEXICO;

TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 0343618395     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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