Effects of freshwater limitation on distribution patterns and habitat use of the West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, in the northern Brazilian coast

IT Favero, GE Favero, KF Choi‐Lima… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) is a Vulnerable species threatened
by habitat loss in the coast of north‐eastern Brazil. This study investigates how the …

Detecting, counting and following the giants of the sea: a review of monitoring methods for aquatic megavertebrates in the Caribbean

DN Castelblanco-Martínez, MP Blanco-Parra… - Wildlife …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
The Caribbean is a mega-diverse and bio-geographically important region that consists of
the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and surrounding coastlines. Among the billions of aquatic …

How to detect an elusive aquatic mammal in complex environments? A study of the Endangered Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in French Guiana

DN Castelblanco-Martínez, V dos Reis, B de Thoisy - Oryx, 2018 - cambridge.org
The Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus is a cryptic mammal that inhabits,
among other areas, murky rivers and estuaries of Central and South America. The difficulty …

Behaviour and occurrence of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in relation to habitat characteristics and the influence of human activities in a …

DO Campos, A Souto, WR Telino Júnior… - Aquatic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While all sirenian species are considered sentinel animals for the ecological health of their
habitat, they are currently facing extinction risk. The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus …

Estimating occupancy and detection probability of the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), in Central Amazon, Brazil

DA de Souza, ALS Gonçalves, EM von Muhlen… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the distribution and abundance of threatened species is crucial to elaborate
effective management plans for wild populations; however, elusive species prove difficult to …

Searching for relations between manatee Trichechus manatus manatus calf strandings and environmental degradation in two Northeastern Brazil estuaries

MM Moreira-Lima, LM Pinto, ACB Freire… - … American Journal of …, 2024 - lajamjournal.org
Northeast Brazilian populations of the Antillean manatee are threatened by different causes,
where the frequent stranding of calves is possibly an indirect result of anthropic …

Management effectiveness in marine protected areas for conservation of Antillean manatees on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

JC Robles Herrejón, B Morales‐Vela… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluated management effectiveness in three marine protected areas (MPAs) for
conservation of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus 1758) …

Characterization of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) habitat and resources availability in the Alvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz

RG Suárez-Achaval, A Serrano… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Historically, the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) was distributed
along the coastline comprised by the five Mexican states that border the Gulf of Mexico …

Multi-Scale Habitat Selection of Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Southeastern Mexico

É Gagnon - 2023 - ruor.uottawa.ca
The distribution of organisms across the globe forms non-random patterns that are based on
their selection for certain environmental features. Habitat selection is the study of how …

[PDF][PDF] How to detect an elusive aquatic mammal in complex environments? A study of the Endangered Antillean

DN CASTELBLANCO-Martínez, V DOS Reis… - researchgate.net
Abstract The Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus is a cryptic mammal that
inhabits, among other areas, murky rivers and estuaries of Central and South America. The …