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African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) habitat suitability at Lake Ossa, Cameroon, using trophic state models and predictions of submerged aquatic vegetation. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Little information exists on the water quality and health of the aquatic ecosystem within protected areas in Cameroon. We monitor water quality in Lake Ossa, a refuge for the threatened African manatee, and find considerable eutrophication and poor water transparency.
Takoukam AK +5 more
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The Antillean manatee produces broadband vocalizations with ultrasonic frequencies [PDF]
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020 Antillean manatees produce vocalizations reported to be important for communication, but their vocal behavior throughout their geographic range is poorly understood. A SoundTrap recorder (sample rates: 288/576 kHz) was deployed in Belize to record vocalizations of wild manatees in a seagrass channel and of a young rehabilitated and released manatee in ...
Eric A. Ramos +6 more
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Pyothorax in Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Brazil [PDF]
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2020 Background: Manatees are the most endangered aquatic mammals in Brazil. The current conservation scenario, together with their biological characteristics, raises concern with the future of this species. Pyothorax, also known as septic pleural effusion or pleural empyema, is characterized by the accumulation of a septic purulent exudate within the ...
Attademo, Fernanda Löffler Niemeyer +5 more
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Unveiling the Genetic Structure of New Caledonian Dugongs Using a Multiscale Genetic Approach: Conservation Challenges for an Isolated Population. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe small New Caledonian dugong population is geographically isolated, with extremely low mitochondrial DNA. Using mitochondrial DNA, microsatellites, and SNPs from 66 samples collected over 2 decades, we identified fine‐scale genetic structure and confirmed strong differentiation from Australian populations.
Verger P +6 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2023 Belize maintains the largest proportion of the Endangered Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus population in its range, but tourism and boat traffic have increased substantially over the past 3 decades.
CG Galves +5 more
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Rolling pits of Hartmann's mountain zebra (Zebra equus hartmannae) increase vegetation diversity and landscape heterogeneity in the Pre-Namib. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 The dust‐bathing behavior of the Hartmann’s mountain zebra creates unique rolling‐pits that persist in the landscape. In contrast to the surrounding grassland, the rolling‐pits have finer soil with higher nutrient content, collect run‐off, show a higher infiltration and keep soil moisture longer.
Wagner TC, Uiseb K, Fischer C.
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Oryx, 2023 We analysed 23 years of data on strandings of the Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in Belize, documented by the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network, to examine the threats to this population.
Jamal Galves +6 more
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Accomplishments and challenges of the research on Antillean manatee: A bibliometric analysis
Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2023 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is an endangered subspecies of the West Indian manatee inhabiting countries of South America, Meso America and the Caribbean. Basic and applied research is necessary to inform management plans for the effective recovery of this subspecies.
Castelblanco Martínez, Nataly +6 more
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Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 539-553, February 2022., 2022 Abstract Leeches play important roles in food webs due to their abundance, diversity and feeding habits. Studies using invertebrate‐derived DNA (iDNA) extracted from leech gut contents to target vertebrate DNA have focused on the Indo‐Pacific region and mainly leveraged the leech family Haemadipsidae, composed of bloodfeeding terrestrial leeches, while
Christina Lynggaard +4 more
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 6, Page 875-896, November/December 2021., 2021 Abstract Elevated concentrations of total mercury (THg) are found in the surface soils and flanking wetland sediments at the Classic Maya coastal site of Marco Gonzalez, Belize. Significant concentrations (up to 1.3 µg·g−1 dry mass) of THg occur in leaf litter‐rich soils, as well as in the artefact‐rich anthrosol spread over the vegetated mound site of
Simon Turner +7 more
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