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Contents List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Foreword xiii Introduction 1 1. The Role of Sirenians in Aquatic Ecosystems 4 Lemnuel V. Aragones, Ivan Lawler, Helene Marsh, Daryl Domning, and Amanda Hodgson 2. Vulnerability of Sirenians 12 John E. Reynolds III and Christopher D. Marshall Section I: Regional Issues in Sirenian Conservation 3. Florida Manatee Status and Conservation Issues: A Primer 23 Charles J. Deutsch and John E. Reynolds III 4. West Indian Manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the Wider Caribbean Region 36 Caryn Self-Sullivan and Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni 5. The Amazonian Manatee 47 Miriam Marmontel, Fernando C. Weber Rosas, and Sarita Kendall 6. The West African Manatee 54 Akoi Kouadio 7. Dugongs in Asia 58 Ellen M. Hines, Kanjana Adulyanukosol, Sombat Poochaviranon, Phay Somany, Leng Sam Ath, Nick Cox, Keith Symington, Tint Tun, Anouk Ilangakoon, Hans H. de Iongh, Lemnuel V. Aragones, Shaoyong Lu, Xia Jiang, Xin Jing, Elrika D’souza, Vardhan Patankar, Dipani Sutaria, Bharat Jethva, Parimal Solanki 8. Dugongs in Japan 77 Kazuko Ikeda and Hiroshi Mukai 9. Eastern African Dugongs 84 Catharine E. Muir and Jeremy J. Kiszka 10. Dugongs in Arabia 91 Anthony Preen, Himansu Das, Mohammed Al-Rumaidh, and Amanda Hodgson 11. Dugongs in Australia and the Pacific 99 Kirstin Dobbs, Ivan Lawler, and Donna Kwan Section II: Research Strategies for Sirenians 12. Using Interviews in Sirenian Research 109 Alejandro Ortega-Argueta, Ellen M. Hines, and Jorge Calvimontes 13. Tagging and Movement of Sirenians 116 Miriam Marmontel, James Reid, James K. Sheppard, and Benjamín Morales-Vela 14. Techniques for Determining the Food Habits of Sirenians 126 Cathy A. Beck and Mark T. Clementz 15. Individual Identification of Sirenians 133 Cathy A. Beck and Ann Marie Clark 16. Health Assessment of Captive and Wild-Caught West Indian Manatees (Trichechus manatus) 139 M. Andrew Stamper and Robert K. Bonde 17. Sirenian Pathology and Mortality Assessment 148 Robert K. Bonde, Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, and Gregory D. Bossart 18. Delineating and Assessing Habitats for Sirenians 157 Eduardo Moraes-Arraut, Alejandro Ortega-Argueta, Leon D. Olivera-Gómez, and James K. Sheppard 19. Sirenian Genetics and Demography 168 Leslee Parr, Fabrício R. Santos, Michelle Waycott, Juliana A. Vianna, Brenda McDonald, Susana Caballero, and Maria José de Souza Lopes 20. Boat- and Land-Based Surveys for Sirenians 179 Lemnuel V. Aragones, Katherine S. LaCommare, Sarita Kendall, Nataly CastelblancoMart ínez, and Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske 21. Utility and Design of Aerial Surveys for Sirenians 186 John E. Reynolds III, Benjamín Morales-Vela, Ivan Lawler, and Holly Edwards 22. Organic Contaminants and Sirenians 196 Dana L. Wetzel, Erin Pulster, and John E. Reynolds III 23. Manatee Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Release Efforts as a Tool for Species Conservation 204 Nicole Adimey, Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Nicole E. Auil-Gomez, Vera M. F. da Silva, Carolina Mattosinho de Carvalho Alvite, Benjamín Morales-Vela, Regis Pinto de Lima, and Fernando C. Weber Rosas Section III: Strategies for Conservation-Oriented Science 24. Working with Communities for Sirenian Conservation 221 Lemnuel V. Aragones, Miriam Marmontel, and Sarita Kendall 25. Guidelines for Developing Protected Areas for Sirenians 228 Helene Marsh and Benjamín Morales-Vela 26. The Role of Law in Protecting Sirenians and Their Habitat in Developing Nations 235 Wyndylyn M. von Zharen 27. The Role of Scientists in Sirenian Conservation in Developing Countries 243 Ellen M. Hines, Daryl Domning, Lemnuel V. Aragones, Miriam Marmontel, Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, and John E. Reynolds III 28. A Framework for Sirenian Conservation in Developing Countries 246 Ellen M. Hines Notes 255 References 273 List of Contributors 313 Index 319 ...

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