Regional Management Plan for The West Indian Manatee: Trichechus Manatus - CEP Technical Report 35
Date
1995Author
United Nations Environment Programme
Caribbean Environment Programme
Citation Tool
Bibliographic Managers
RT Generic T1 Regional Management Plan for The West Indian Manatee: Trichechus Manatus - CEP Technical Report 35 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme YR 1995 LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/28663 PB AB TY - GEN T1 - Regional Management Plan for The West Indian Manatee: Trichechus Manatus - CEP Technical Report 35 AU - United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme Y1 - 1995 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/28663 PB - AB - @misc{20.500.11822_28663 author = {United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme}, title = {Regional Management Plan for The West Indian Manatee: Trichechus Manatus - CEP Technical Report 35}, year = {1995}, abstract = {}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/28663} } @misc{20.500.11822_28663 author = {United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme}, title = {Regional Management Plan for The West Indian Manatee: Trichechus Manatus - CEP Technical Report 35}, year = {1995}, abstract = {}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/28663} } TY - GEN T1 - Regional Management Plan for The West Indian Manatee: Trichechus Manatus - CEP Technical Report 35 AU - United Nations Environment ProgrammeUnited Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/28663 PB - AB -Metadata
Show full item recordDescription
As truly aquatic herbivorous mammals, West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) occupy a specialized niche in the ecosystem. The uniqueness of their niche render them susceptible to over-exploitation. Manatees are long-lived, but reproductive processes are slow. Their naturally low population growth and present mortality levels hamper the increase of potential populations, and may actually be accelerating their decline.
Collections
Alternative Title
Plan de Manejo Regional para el Manatí Antillano: Trichechus Manatus - Informe Técnico del PAC No 35
Plan de Gestion Régional pour le Lamantin Antillais: Trichechus Manatus - Rapport technique du PEC No 35
Plan de Gestion Régional pour le Lamantin Antillais: Trichechus Manatus - Rapport technique du PEC No 35
Statistics
View per month
Top countries
Download
Document Viewer
To read more, scroll down below.