Aligning conservation and research priorities for proactive species and habitat management: The case of dugongs Dugong dugon in Johor, Malaysia

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Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 743-749

  Ponnampalam, Louisa S ^a,b   Fairul Izmal, J H ^b,c   Adulyanukosol, Kanjana ^d   Ooi, Jillian L S ^a   Reynolds, John E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b MareCet Research Organization   (Malaysia)

^c Department of Environmental Resources Management ^*  (Malaysia)

^d Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center   (Thailand)

^e MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Dugong dugon; Johor; Malaysia; protected area

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE PARK; NICHE OVERLAP; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PRIORITIZATION; SEAGRASS; SIRENIAN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

JOHOR; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

DUGONG DUGON;

EID: 84940955049     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605313001580     Document Type: Article

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