Unsustainable harvest of dugongs in Torres Strait and Cape York (Australia) waters: Two case studies using population viability analysis

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-425

  Heinsohn, Robert ^a   Lacy, Robert C ^b   Lindenmayer, David B ^a   Marsh, Helene ^c,d   Kwan, Donna ^c,d   Lawler, Ivan R ^c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CRC Torres Strait Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; OVERFISHING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAPE YORK; CAPE YORK PENINSULA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; QUEENSLAND; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TORRES STRAIT; WORLD;

DUGONG DUGON;

EID: 14044266750     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943004001593     Document Type: Article

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