Survey on Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) sightings in Mediterranean Morocco

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-255

  Mo, Giulia ^a   Bazairi, Hocein ^b   Bayed, Abdellatif ^c   Agnesi, Sabrina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^c Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Fisheries; Habitat suitability; Mediterranean monk seal; Monachus monachus; Morocco; Sightings; Western mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE RESERVE; PINNIPED; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ALGERIA; CHAFARINAS ISLANDS; MOROCCO;

MONACHUS; MONACHUS MONACHUS;

EID: 84856177673     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.3.2011.248     Document Type: Article

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