Acoustic methods improve the detection of the endangered African manatee

The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) is an elusive, data-deficient, and endangered species which inhabits marine and freshwater systems throughout Western and Central Africa. A major challenge in understanding the species ecology and distribution is the difficulty in detecting it using trad...

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Main Authors: Clinton Factheu, Athena M. Rycyk, Sévilor Kekeunou, Lucy W. Keith-Diagne, Eric A. Ramos, Mumi Kikuchi, Aristide Takoukam Kamla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1032464/full