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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Main Authors: Bassett, BL, Hostetler, JA, Leone, E, Shea, CP, Barbeau, BD, Lonati, GL, Panike, AL, Honaker, A, Ward-Geiger, LI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2020-12-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v43/p395-408/