Conservation needs of the dugong Dugong dugon in Cambodia and Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam

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Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-121

  Hines, Ellen ^a   Adulyanukosol, Kanjana ^b   Somany, Phay ^c   Ath, Leng Sam ^c   Cox, Nick ^d   Boonyanate, Potchana ^e   Hoa, Nguyen Xuan ^f  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHUKET MARINE BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (Thailand)

^c Ministry of Agriculture   (Cambodia)

^d WWF Greater Mekong   (Cambodia)

^e Thailand Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment   (Thailand)

^f Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Dugong dugon; Marine mammal; Phu Quoc Island; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; FISHING COMMUNITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; MARINE MAMMAL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; OVERFISHING; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; PHU QUOC ISLAND; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

DUGONG DUGON; MAMMALIA;

EID: 39749183599     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308000094     Document Type: Article

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