Recovery potential of smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the United States determined using population viability models

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 187-200

  Carlson, John K ^a   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Elasmobranch; Extinction risk; Leslie matrix; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PRISTIDAE; PRISTIS PECTINATA;

EID: 84926422155     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2434     Document Type: Article

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