Movement patterns and habitat use of smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, determined using pop-up satellite archival tags

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-117

  Carlson, J K ^a   Gulak, S J B ^a   Simpfendorfer, C A ^b   Grubbs, R D ^c   Romine, J G ^d,e   Burgess, G H ^d  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e WESTERN FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Elasmobranch; Endangered species; Recovery

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SITE FIDELITY; TAGGING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BAHAMAS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; PRISTIDAE; PRISTIS PECTINATA;

EID: 84892480244     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2382     Document Type: Article

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