Manatee use of Matlacha Isles, an alternate winter aggregation site in southwest Florida.  Final report.

Barton, Sheri L.; Reynolds, John E.

dc.contributor.author	Barton, Sheri L.
dc.contributor.author	Reynolds, John E.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-12-17T15:22:33Z
dc.date.available	2012-12-17T15:22:33Z
dc.date.issued	2001-09-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2075/3103
dc.description	65 p. pdf. Includes bibliographical references, tables, charts and maps.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The goal of the study is to assess the importance of the Matlacha Isles canal system as a secondary winter refuge site for Manatees in southwestern Florida by investigating seasonal patterns of manatee use of Matlacha Isles, Florida; daily patterns of manatee use of Matlacha Isles; and physical and chemical characteristics of the Matlacha Isles canal system and two apparently similar nearby canal systems that are not used by manatees. Activities that took place to collect data included the observation and sighting of manatees to assess movement patterns, photo-identification, and the capture and tagging of manatees in the selected area.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Elsa M. Haubold, Gil R. McRae, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Mote Technical Report;No. 778
dc.subject	manatees	en_US
dc.subject	marine mammals	en_US
dc.subject	photo-identification	en_US
dc.subject	Manatee Photo-Identification System (MIPS)	en_US
dc.subject	Trichechus manatus latirostris	en_US
dc.subject	Matlacha Isles (Florida)	en_US
dc.title	Manatee use of Matlacha Isles, an alternate winter aggregation site in southwest Florida. Final report.	en_US
dc.type	Technical Report	en_US