Threats to sharks in a developing country: The need for effective and simple conservation measures

Natureza a Conservacao

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-18

  Bornatowski, Hugo ^a   Braga, Raul Rennó ^a   Vitule, Jean Ricardo Simões ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation; Elasmobranchs; Fisheries; Management; Mislabeling; Shark attack

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903985154     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4322/natcon.2014.003     Document Type: Article

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