We appreciate your interest in USGS' Sirenia Project. To help inform members of the media and public, we have provided relevant publications, reports, and websites.
USGS scientists have devoted more than forty years to studying the biology and ecology of the West Indian manatee. Research conducted by our scientists is used to help inform management actions, including the recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's announcement to downlist the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened. Here, you will find information on the manatee science conducted by USGS. For more information, please use the contacts provided.
Every few years, USGS conducts a comprehensive analysis on the the status and threats for the Florida manatee. Those reports can be found here:
Status and threats analysis for the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), 2016
Status and threats analysis for the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), 2012
A core stochastic population projection model for Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
A Quantitative Threats Analysis for the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
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Passive thermal refugia provided warm water for Florida manatees during the severe winter of 2009-2010
Health assessment and seroepidemiologic survey of potential pathogens in wild Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)
A review of the key genetic tools to assist imperiled species conservation: analyzing West Indian manatee populations
Manatees mapping seagrass (USA & Puerto Rico)
Estimating parameters of hidden Markov models based on marked individuals: use of robust design data
Low genetic diversity and minimal population substructure in the endangered Florida manatee: implications for conservation
Monitoring oral temperature, heart rate, and respiration rate of West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) during capture and handling in the field
Seroepidemiology of TmPV1 infection in captive and wild Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Secretion of anti-Müllerian hormone in the Florida manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris, with implications for assessing conservation status
Accounting for non-independent detection when estimating abundance of organisms with a Bayesian approach
Evaluation of adrenocortical function in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Observations and relocation of a West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) off Bimini, The Bahamas
Related Content
Passive thermal refugia provided warm water for Florida manatees during the severe winter of 2009-2010
Health assessment and seroepidemiologic survey of potential pathogens in wild Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)
A review of the key genetic tools to assist imperiled species conservation: analyzing West Indian manatee populations
Manatees mapping seagrass (USA & Puerto Rico)
Estimating parameters of hidden Markov models based on marked individuals: use of robust design data
Low genetic diversity and minimal population substructure in the endangered Florida manatee: implications for conservation
Monitoring oral temperature, heart rate, and respiration rate of West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) during capture and handling in the field
Seroepidemiology of TmPV1 infection in captive and wild Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Secretion of anti-Müllerian hormone in the Florida manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris, with implications for assessing conservation status
Accounting for non-independent detection when estimating abundance of organisms with a Bayesian approach
Evaluation of adrenocortical function in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Observations and relocation of a West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) off Bimini, The Bahamas
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