Adapting dugong catching techniques to different cultural and environmental settings

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 159-166

  Fuentes, Mariana M P B ^a   Cleguer, Christophe ^b   Liebsch, Nikolai ^c   Bedford, Guy ^d   Amber, David ^e   Hankin, Charlie ^e   Mccarthy, Phillip ^f   Shimada, Takahiro ^a   Whap, Terrence ^e   Marsh, Helene ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Operation Cetaces   (New Caledonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Wildlife Consulting Services   (Australia)

^e Prescribed Body Corporate   (Australia)

^f Kimberley Land Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CATCH STATISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MARINE MAMMAL;

EID: 84871607672     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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