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- Larger Work: Our living resources: A report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems
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Abstract
The endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is a survivor. It is one of only three living species of manatees which, along with their closest living relative, the dugong (Dugong dugon), make up the Order Sirenia. This taxonomic distinctiveness reflects their evolutionary and genetic uniqueness. Sirenians are the only herbivorous marine mammals; manatees feed on seagrasses; freshwater plants, including nuisance species such as hydrilla and water hyacinth; and even some shoreline vegetation. Because manatees depend on marine, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems, our efforts to protect them necessitate protection of aquatic resources.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Florida manatees |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Biological Service |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Florida Integrated Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Our living resources: A report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems |
| First page | 267 |
| Last page | 269 |
| Country | United States |
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