Satellite telemetry of marine megavertebrates: The coming of age of an experimental science

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-20

  Hart, Kristen M ^a,b   Hyrenbach, K David ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argos; Marine mammals; Megavertebrates; Review; Satellite telemetry; Sea turtles; Seabirds; Wildlife telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; TURTLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARGOLIDHOS; ARGOS; GREECE; PELOPONNISOS;

AVES; CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; PISCES; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77952312178     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00238     Document Type: Review

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