Changes In Submersed Macrophytes In Relation To Tidal Storm Surges [PDF]
, 1999 We analyzed long-term submersed macrophyte presence-absence data collected from 15 stations in Kings Bay/Crystal River, Florida in relation to three major storm events.
Canfield, D. E., Jr. +3 more
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Optimal Strouhal number for swimming animals [PDF]
, 2011 To evaluate the swimming performances of aquatic animals, an important dimensionless quantity is the Strouhal number, St = fA/U, with f the tail-beat frequency, A the peak-to-peak tail amplitude, and U the swimming velocity.
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, 2018 Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection is a technique used to non-invasively detect cryptic, low density, or logistically difficult-to-study species, such as imperiled manatees. For eDNA measurement, genetic material shed into the environment is concentrated
Margaret E. Hunter +8 more
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 2: Reading Rainbow, “Sam the Sea Cow”
EDIS, 2015 This 4-page fact sheet is the second lesson of the Third Grade Manatee Workbook series. This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can ...
Maia McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd
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Rapid recreation assessment: a tool to assess visitor use and associated impacts at coastal and marine protected areas [PDF]
, 2006 As more people discover coastal and marine protected areas as destinations for leisure-time pursuits, the task of managing coastal resources while providing opportunities for high quality visitor experiences becomes more challenging.
Denny, Christine, Fish, Thomas E.
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A tackle box guide to: common saltwater fishes of southwest Florida [PDF]
, 1993 There are well over 150 species of fish caught by hook and line in local waters. The 86 species included in this book were selected by the author and editors because they are the most frequently encountered.
Allen, Ralph +4 more
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COMPENSATING VARIATION FOR RECREATIONAL POLICY: A RANDOM UTILITY APPROACH TO BOATING IN FLORIDA [PDF]
A nested logit random utility travel cost model is developed for recreational boating in southwest Florida. Using data from a survey of recreational boaters, the model estimates site choice probabilities and compensating variation for changes in boating ...
Stratis, Nicholas, Thomas, Michael H.
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Censusing manatees: a report on the feasibility of using aerial surveys and mark and recapture techniques to conduct a population survey of the West Indian Manatee [PDF]
, 1982 This report results from an invitation to review the needs and prospects for capture-recapture and aerial census studies of the manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Florida. Three aerial reconnaissance flights provided a first hand view of manatee habitats,
Eberhardt, L. Lee +2 more
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An Ecological Study of the Lagoons Surrounding the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida [PDF]
, 1975 The studies reported here are the result of a three year effort to define the major biological, microbiological, chemical and geological characteristics of the water of the Indian River lagoon around the Kennedy Space Center and to determine the ...
Clark, K. B. +4 more
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