MEBIN- Title
- MMC-00008: Conservation status of the globally Vulnerable Dugong Dugong dugon...
- Abstract
In Sri Lanka over the past 30 years Dugong Dugong dugon numbers have declined dramatically and sightings are now very rare for this species, currently listed as a globally vulnerable. Dugongs are social animals that are broadly coincident with the sea grasses they prefer for forage, primarily the genera Halodule and Halophila. This study was conducted to determine threats, conservation, populations, habitat selection and habitat availability of dugongs in the Kalpitiya and Puttalama areas....
- Publication Date
- Sept. 28, 2017, 1:15 a.m.
- Keywords
- Dugong dugong , Marine Mammal
- Category
- Marine Mammals
- positional information and services. Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names
- Regions
- M 2 , M 3
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Karunarathna, D.M.S.S., M.A.J.S. Navaratne, W.P.N. Perera & V.A.P. Samarawickrama (2011). Conservation status of the globally Vulnerable Dugong Dugong dugon...
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