Preliminary evidence that boat speed restrictions reduce deaths of Florida manatees

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 472-479

  Laist, David W ^a   Shaw, Cameron ^b  

^a Marine Mammal Commission   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOATING; MARINE MAMMAL; MORTALITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 33645327454     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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