Dugong abundance and distribution in the Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 441-452

  Findlay, K P ^a   Cockcroft, V G ^b   Guissamulo, A T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

abundance; Bazaruto; distribution; Dugong dugon; Mozambique; western Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ARCHIPELAGO; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LINE TRANSECT; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SANDBANK; VIABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; BAZARUTO ISLAND; INDIAN OCEAN; INHAMBANE; MOZAMBIQUE; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAVA RIVER;

DUGONG DUGON;

EID: 84856103397     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2011.637347     Document Type: Article

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