A shark attack outbreak off recife, Pernambuco, Brazil: 1992-2006

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-212

  Hazin, Fábio H V ^a   Burgess, George H ^b   Carvalho, Felipe C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; SHALLOW WATER; SHARK;

BRAZIL; PERNAMBUCO; RECIFE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 42249115270     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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