
TY  - JOUR
A1  - de Iongh, HH 
A1  - Wenno, R 
A1  - Bierhuizen, B 
A1  - van Orden, B 
T1  - Aerial survey of the dugong (Dugong dugon Muller 1776) in coastal waters of the Lease Islands, East Inodonesia
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1995
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
SP  - 759
EP  - 761
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9950759 
N2  - During December 1990 and August 1992, aerial surveys of dugongs were made along the coastlines of the Lease Islands in East Indonesia. The aerial surveys followed a strip transect covering the coastal shelf and totalled 3.5 h of observation. During the first survey, 17 dugongs were observed, one of which was a neonatal calf; during the second survey, 10 dugongs were seen but no neonates. The minimum population of dugongs was estimated to be between 22 and 37 animals. The population probably interacts with a larger unidentified reservoir of dugongs in the coastal waters of nearby Seram and Buru Islands. 
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