Cuban Connection: Regional Role for Florida's Manatees

The status of the West Indian manatee [Trichechus manatus (Linnaeus, 1758)] remains enigmatic. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the species as “Vulnerable” and the two subspecies [T. m. manatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and T. m. latirostris (Harlan, 1824)] as “Endangered.” The U...

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Main Authors: Anmari Alvarez-Alemán, James D. Austin, Charles A. Jacoby, Thomas K. Frazer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00294/full