Monitoring the recovery of smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, using standardized relative indices of abundance

Biological Conservation

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-202

  Carlson, John K ^a   Osborne, Jason ^b   Schmidt, Thomas W ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Endangered species; GLM; Index of abundance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ABUNDANCE INDEX; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; FISH; MONITORING;

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PRISTIDAE; PRISTIS PECTINATA;

EID: 33847315554     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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