Killing for conservation: The need for alternatives to lethal sampling of apex predatory sharks

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-140

  Hammerschlag, Neil ^a,b   Sulikowski, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fisheries; Lethal sampling; Life history; Population status; Scientific sampling; Shark

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; DIET; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SAMPLING; SHARK;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 80054721187     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00354     Document Type: Article

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