Publication Date:
2021-07-05
Description:
This report results from an invitation to review the needs andprospects for capture-recapture and aerial census studies of themanatee (Trichechus manatus) in Florida. Three aerial reconnaissance flights provided afirst hand view of manatee habitats, as follows: May 3, SuwanneeRiver to Kings Bay and Crystal River (Rathbun, Eberhardt), May 4,Vero Beach to Ft. Lauderdale and Ft. Myers by way of Whitewater Bay(Rose, Percival, Eberhardt), and May 5, Cape Canaveral to Jacksonville,St. Johns River and Blue Spring (Rose, Kinnaird, Eberhardt). (24 page document)
Keywords:
Biology
;
Information Management
;
West Indian Manatee
;
Trichechus manatus
;
Florida
;
censusing techniques
;
aerial survey
;
mark and recapture
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
monograph
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
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