Recovery of the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi): A review of conservation efforts, 1972 to 2010, and thoughts for the future

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-419

  Lowry, Lloyd F ^a   Laist, David W ^b   Gilmartin, William G ^c   Antonelis, George A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b US Marine Mammal Commission   (United States)

^c Hawaii Wildlife Fund and Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Team   (United States)

^d PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species act; Extinc tion; Hawaiian monk seal; Main Hawaiian Islands; Marine mammal conservation; Monachus schauinslandi; Northwestern hawaiian islands; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; EXTINCTION; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

CHONDRICHTHYES; MAMMALIA; MONACHUS; MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI;

EID: 84856172931     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.3.2011.397     Document Type: Review

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