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"Haigh, M. D."

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 Haigh, M. D. (detail)
   
1991
The use of manatees for the control of aquatic weeds in Guyana.
Irrigation & Drainage Systems 5(4): 339-349. 1 tab. 1 fig. 2 pls.
–Summarizes the experience gained in Guyana and recommends guidelines for manatee use in countries with similar conditions. Recommends in particular a population density between 0.5 and 1.4 manatees per hectare of water surface in turbid water, depending on whether they are used for maintenance or initial clearing of the waterway, respectively.
Daryl P. Domning, Research Associate, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, and Laboratory of Evolutionary Biology, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059.
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