• DOI:10.1080/13658816.2011.616510
Corpus ID: 10433462

Observations of dugongs at Aldabra Atoll, western Indian Ocean: lagoon habitat mapping and spatial analysis of sighting records

@article{Hamylton2012ObservationsOD,
  title={Observations of dugongs at Aldabra Atoll, western Indian Ocean: lagoon habitat mapping and spatial analysis of sighting records},
  author={S. Hamylton and Annelise B. Hagan and N. Doak},
  journal={International Journal of Geographical Information Science},
  year={2012},
  volume={26},
  pages={839 - 853}
}

S. Hamylton, Annelise B. Hagan, N. Doak

Published 2012

Geography, Computer Science

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Until recently, it was thought that dugongs (Dugong dugon) were extinct in the Seychelles. However, a collection of sightings at Aldabra Atoll, a World Heritage Site in the Seychelles, has renewed interest in dugong distribution in the western Indian Ocean. This article consolidates the records of dugong sightings held in the Aldabra Research Station library and explores their spatial patterning. The locations of sightings (2001–2009) are plotted onto a high-resolution benthic habitat map of… CONTINUE READING

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