Quantifying sublethal Florida manatee-watercraft interactions by examining scars on manatee carcasses
A leading human-related threat to the Florida manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris is collisions with watercraft, which account for 20-25% of reported mortalities. Quantitative threat assessments do not include information on all known manatee-watercraft interactions. These interactions often resu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2020-12-01
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Series: | Endangered Species Research |
Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v43/p395-408/ |