The status of the manatee in the Everglades National Park, with notes on its natural history
Moore JC. 1951. The status of the manatee in the Everglades National Park, with notes on its natural history. Journal of Mammalogy. 32(1):22-36
Observations on the numbers, distribution and habitat of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus, in Everglades National Park was presented. They were widely, if not thinly distributed in park coastal waters. Reproduction, feeding care, size, respiration, and food along with mortality from freezes was discussed, although mortality due to illegal hunting for food and entanglement in fish nets was considered to be a more important drain on their numbers. Study Period: 1948-1949; Study Type: Qualitative; Habitat: Brackish (bays and rivers) to fully marine; Dominant Taxon/Taxa Studied: Trichechus manatus.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Moore, Joseph
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Distribution, Feeding, Habitats, Physiology, Population, Reproduction, Size