An evaluation of manatee distribution patterns in response to public use activities in Kings Bay, Crystal River, Florida
The study had the following objectives:1. To observe the manatees that use Kings Bay, CrystalRiver, Florida throughout the winter and to plottheir relative use of southern end of Kings Bay(South Bay) and its sanctuaries on days withdiffering levels of human activity.2. To determine the relationship among human waterborneactivities, temperature, and manatee use of KingsBay.3. To make management recommendations, if necessary,to minimize any negative impacts of humanwater-borne activities on the Crystal River manateeswhile they are using this critical winter habitat.(Document has 50 pages.)
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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University of Florida, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
1998
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| Subjects: | Conservation, Management, Biology, West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, human activities, Kings Bay, Crystal River, Florida, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18873 |
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