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 Heinsohn, George Edwin; Spain, Alister V. (detail)
   
1974
Effects of a tropical cyclone on littoral and sub-littoral biotic communities and on a population of dugongs (Dugong dugon (Müller)).
Biol. Conserv. 6(2): 143-152. 2 tabs. 5 figs. Apr. 1974.
–Analyzes data on sex and age ratios of dugongs caught in shark nets before and after a cyclone; discusses an apparent increase in their movements, and a change in their feeding habits to include brown algae in addition to seagrasses.

Related Index Records (7)

Accidental Death or Injury
(SEE ALSO: Conservation; Hunting and Capture; Natural Death or Injury)
  x * 1974 Heinsohn & Spain (DD; Australia; nets; 146-152.)
Australia
  x 1974 Heinsohn & Spain (DD; Queensland; effects of cyclone; 143-152.)
Behavior, Aggregative
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
  x 1974 Heinsohn & Spain (DD; Queensland; shark net captures; 148.)
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
  x * 1974 Heinsohn & Spain (Queensland; netting; sex & age ratios; effects of cyclone; 143-152.)
Food Plants: Sargassum
(brown alga; Sargassaceae)
  x 1974 Heinsohn & Spain (Queensland; after cyclone; 151.)
Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
  x * 1974 Heinsohn & Spain (DD; Queensland; shark nets; 146-152.)
Migration and Movements
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Aggregative; Behavior, Shelter-seeking; Locomotion; Temperature, Effects of)
  x 1974 Heinsohn & Spain (DD; Queensland; after cyclone; 151.)

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