An assessment of the behaviors of overwintering manatees as influenced by interactions with tourists at two sites in central Florida

Biological Conservation

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-234

  King, Jill M ^a   Heinen, Joel T ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge; Human interactions; Manatees; Nature based tourism

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OVERWINTERING; PROTECTED AREA; SIRENIAN; TOURISM;

CRYSTAL RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 1642362619     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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