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Florida manatees: Perspectives on populations, pain, and protection Florida manatees: Perspectives on populations, pain, and protection
This overview has three related objectives. First, it provides simple documentation, descriptive summaries, and anecdotal accounts that demonstrate the extent to which maiming, and likely pain and suffering, occur in wild manatees as a result of strikes by boats. The chapter calls attention to the issues wounding raises for policy makers and managers involved with implementing boat speed...
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Thomas J. O’Shea, Lynn W. Lefebvre, Cathy A. Beck
Establishment of the green mussel, Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) (Mollusca: Mytilidae) on the West Coast of Florida Establishment of the green mussel, Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) (Mollusca: Mytilidae) on the West Coast of Florida
In 1999, the green mussel, Perna viridis, was first observed in Tampa Bay, Florida. This was the first reported occurrence of this Indo-Pacific marine bivalve in North America. The mussels found in Tampa Bay were confirmed to be P. viridis based on both morphological and genetic characteristics. Since the initial discovery, surveys in Tampa Bay and on the west coast of Florida have...
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A.J. Benson, D.C. Marelli, M.E. Frischer, J.M. Danforth, J.D. Williams
Identifying determinants of nations' wetland management programs using structural equation modeling: An exploratory analysis Identifying determinants of nations' wetland management programs using structural equation modeling: An exploratory analysis
Integrated management and policy models suggest that solutions to environmental issues may be linked to the socioeconomic and political Characteristics of a nation. In this study, we empirically explore these suggestions by applying them to the wetland management activities of nations. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate a model of national wetland management effort and one...
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M.K. La Peyre, I.A. Mendelssohn, M.A. Reams, P.H. Templet, J.B. Grace
Coral bleaching, hurricane damage, and benthic cover on coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands: A comparison of surveys with the chain transect method and videography Coral bleaching, hurricane damage, and benthic cover on coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands: A comparison of surveys with the chain transect method and videography
The linear chain transect method and videography were used to quantify the percent cover by corals, macroalgae, gorgonians, other living organisms, and substrate along permanent transects on two fringing reefs off St. John. Both methods were used simultaneously on Lameshur reef in November 1998, and on Newfound reef in March and October 1998. Hurricane Georges passed over St. John in...
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C.S. Rogers, J. Miller
Species and population variation to salinity stress in Panicum hemitomon, Spartina patens, and Spartina alterniflora: Morphological and physiological constraints Species and population variation to salinity stress in Panicum hemitomon, Spartina patens, and Spartina alterniflora: Morphological and physiological constraints
Panicum hemitomon, Spartina patens, and Spartina alterniflora are wide-spread dominant grasses of fresh, brackish, and salt marsh plant communities, respectively. Our previous research identified significant intraspecific variation in salt tolerance and morphology among populations within each species. In this study our objectives were to determine shorter-term physiological/biochemical...
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M.W. Hester, I.A. Mendelssohn, K.L. McKee
Bird-landscape relations in the Chihuahuan Desert: Coping with uncertainties about predictive models Bird-landscape relations in the Chihuahuan Desert: Coping with uncertainties about predictive models
During the springs of 1995–1997, we studied birds and landscapes in the Chihuahuan Desert along part of the Texas–Mexico border. Our objectives were to assess bird–landscape relations and their interannual consistency and to identify ways to cope with associated uncertainties that undermine confidence in using such relations in conservation decision processes. Bird distributions were...
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K.J. Gutzwiller, W.C. Barrow
The adventive status of Salvinia minima and S. molesta in the southern United States and the related distribution of the weevil Cyrtobagous salviniae The adventive status of Salvinia minima and S. molesta in the southern United States and the related distribution of the weevil Cyrtobagous salviniae
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C.C. Jacono, T.R. Davern, Ted D. Center
The cave associated amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park: review and monitoring The cave associated amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park: review and monitoring
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C. Kenneth Dodd, Marian L. Griffey
Morphometrics, sexual dimorphism, and growth in the Angonoka tortoise (Geochelone yniphora) of western Madagascar Morphometrics, sexual dimorphism, and growth in the Angonoka tortoise (Geochelone yniphora) of western Madagascar
The most recent description of the morphology of the rare endemic Madagascar tortoise,Geochelone yniphora was based on fewer than 20 specimens. We collected morphological data for 200 free‐ranging tortoises from five populations over a four‐year period. Tortoises ranged in size from 43.5 mm carapace length at hatching to a maximum of 481 mm in an adult male. We were able to develop a...
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Lora L. Smith, Miguel Pedrono, Robert M. Dorazio, Jack Bishko
Manatee and seagrass habitat characterization in Puerto Rico Manatee and seagrass habitat characterization in Puerto Rico
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James P. Reid, Dean E. Easton, W. Judson Kenworthy
Tagging and tracking Tagging and tracking
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Mark N. Landers, A. Westgate, Robert K. Bonde, M.J. Murray
Online bibliography of Caretta caretta revised Online bibliography of Caretta caretta revised
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C. Kenneth Dodd