Bibliography Record

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Marsh, Helene D. (detail)
   
1986a
The status of the dugong in Torres Strait. In: A. K. Haines, G. C. Williams & D. Coates (eds.), Torres Strait Fisheries Seminar, Port Moresby, 11-14 February 1985.
Canberra, Austral. Govt. Publ. Serv. (vii + 344): 53-76. 8 tabs. 4 figs.
–On the basis of an aerial survey, available life-history data, and available catch statistics, a population model is formulated that indicates that the Torres Strait dugong population has been seriously overexploited in the recent past, is insufficient to support the present catch level, and is in danger of extermination.

Related Index Records (8)

Aerial Surveys of Distribution
  x 1986a Marsh, H. (DD; Torres Strait; 55-65.)

Australia
  x 1986a Marsh, H. (DD; Torres Strait; status; 53-76.)

Behavior, Aggregative
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
  x 1986a Marsh, H. (DD; Torres Strait; group sizes; 62-63.)

Birth and Breeding
(SEE ALSO: Age Determination; Behavior, Sexual; Population Biology; Urogenital System)
  x 1986a Marsh, H. (DD; Torres Strait; reproductive parameters; 64-69.)

Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
  x * 1986a Marsh, H. (Torres Strait; population model & status; 53-76.)

Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
  x * 1986a Marsh, H. (DD; Torres Strait; catch statistics; 53-55, 66, 69-73.)

Papua New Guinea
(SEE ALSO: Ri)
  x 1986a Marsh, H. (DD; Torres Strait; status; 53-76.)

Population Biology
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution; Age Determination; Birth and Breeding)
  x * 1986a Marsh, H. (DD; Torres Strait; population model; 64-73.)


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