Meeting the manatee challenge: The feasibility of using crittercam on wild manatees

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 14-18

  Adimey, Nicole M ^a   Abernathy, Kyler ^b   Gaspard III, Joseph C ^c   Marshall, Greg ^b  

^a National Geographic Society Remote Imaging Department ^*

^b NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^c MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FIELD TESTING; FLORIDA; FLORIDA MANATEES; HABITAT DEGRADATION; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS; IMAGING DATA; POTENTIAL LOSS; SUCTION CUP; WARM WATER; WATER CONTROL;

ALGAE CONTROL; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; TETHERLINES;

DATA ACQUISITION;

ADHESION; ALGAL BLOOM; CAPTIVE POPULATION; COLLISION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEAR SELECTIVITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MARINE MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; REFUGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUBSPECIES; SUCTION; WARM WATER; WILD POPULATION;

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

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; HARNESS; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 47949098814     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533207787442015     Document Type: Article

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