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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
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2016
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2016
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The manatee project at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute was
established in 2009. Land-based observations and photo-identification techniques
have been used over the past seven years, allowing observers to recognize specific
resident manatees that visit this location season after season. The U.S. Geological
Survey’s Biological Resources Division maintains a photo-identification database of
manatees known as the Manatee Individual Photo-identification System, or MIPS.
The photographs from the Manatee Project have been shared with the MIPS database
and several manatees from the Manatee Project were matches, indicating some of the
manatees are migrants. This project focuses on the seasonal visitation patterns of
frequently observed manatees in the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute channel.
Knowing which manatees are residents allows observers to preliminarily identify
specific individuals that will be part of a future acoustic tagging project.
established in 2009. Land-based observations and photo-identification techniques
have been used over the past seven years, allowing observers to recognize specific
resident manatees that visit this location season after season. The U.S. Geological
Survey’s Biological Resources Division maintains a photo-identification database of
manatees known as the Manatee Individual Photo-identification System, or MIPS.
The photographs from the Manatee Project have been shared with the MIPS database
and several manatees from the Manatee Project were matches, indicating some of the
manatees are migrants. This project focuses on the seasonal visitation patterns of
frequently observed manatees in the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute channel.
Knowing which manatees are residents allows observers to preliminarily identify
specific individuals that will be part of a future acoustic tagging project.
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39 p.
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FA00003674
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2016.
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2016
Date Created Backup
2016
Date Text
2016
Date Created (EDTF)
2016
Date Issued (EDTF)
2016
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FAU
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FA00003674
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Attributed name: Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Goldsworthy Gomez, Lauren
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39 p.
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Seven-Year Manatee Survey Looking at Seasonal Patterns of Frequently Observed Individuals in the Harbor Branch Channel Using Photo-Identification Techniques
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Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
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2016
2016
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
Seven-Year Manatee Survey Looking at Seasonal Patterns of Frequently Observed Individuals in the Harbor Branch Channel Using Photo-Identification Techniques
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Seven-Year Manatee Survey Looking at Seasonal Patterns of Frequently Observed Individuals in the Harbor Branch Channel Using Photo-Identification Techniques