Amazonian manatee  (Trichechus inunguis)

Authentication

Authenticated (16/02/05) by Jim Reid, US Geological Survey Sirenia Project.
http://www.fcsc.usgs.gov/Manatees/manatees.html

Glossary

Blackwater lake: Several different types of water occur within the Amazon River basin. Clear, acidic, "black" water is derived locally from drainage of the forest and is coloured dark brown to black from the breakdown of vegetation.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2003)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Animal Diversity (November, 2003)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/trichechus/t._inunguis$narrative.html
  3. Emmons, L. (1990) Neotropical Rainforest Mammals. University of Chicago Press, USA.
  4. CITES (November, 2003)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Act (November, 2003)
    http://endangered.fws.gov/esa.html
  6. Wood, J.G. (1860) The Illustrated Natural History - Mammalia. The Youth's Companion. Boston, MA.
  7. Animal Info (November, 2003)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/tricinun.htm
  8. Eisenberg, J.F. (1989) Mammals of the Neotropics. University of Chicago Press, USA.
  9. Sirenian International (November, 2003)
    http://www.sirenian.org/index.html
  10. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  11. UNEP – WCMC (November, 2003)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
  12. Harbour Branch Division of Marine Mammal Research and Conservation (November, 2003)
    http://www.hboi.edu/marinemam/bossart.html
  13. Save the Manatee Club (February, 2005)
    http://www.savethemanatee.org/
  14. Projeto Peixe-Boi/IBAMA-Center for Aquatic Mammals (February, 2005)
    http://www.projetopeixe-boi.com.br/
  15. Mamirauá Project (February, 2005)
    http://www.cnpq.br/mamiraua/mamiraua2.htm
  16. The Friends of the Manatee Association (February, 2005)
    http://www.amigosdopeixe-boi.org.br/
  17. Reid, J. (2005) Pers. Comm.