William M. Johnson
6 Papers
3 Citations
William M. Johnson is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Monachus monachus & Endangered species. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 6 publications.
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Assessing accidental entanglement as a threat to the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus
Alexandros A. Karamanlidis,Evgenia Androukaki,Stella Adamantopoulou,Archontia Chatzispyrou,William M. Johnson,Spyros Kotomatas,Anastasios Papadopoulos,Vangelis Paravas,Giorgos Paximadis,Rosa Pires,Eleni Tounta,Panagiotis Dendrinos +11 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that accidental entanglement has been, and still is, a major threat to the species in its main distribution area in the northeastern Mediter- ranean, and that this threat may increase throughout the seal's range.
The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus: status, biology, threats, and conservation priorities
Alexandros A. Karamanlidis,Panagiotis Dendrinos,Pablo Fernández de Larrinoa,Ali Cemal Gücü,William M. Johnson,Cem O. Kiraç,Rosa Pires +6 more
TL;DR: The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus is the most endangered seal species as mentioned in this paper, and it is estimated that fewer than 700 individuals survive in three or four isolated subpopulations in the eastern and western Mediterranean, the archipelago of Madeira and the Cabo Blanco area in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
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Mediterranean monk seal behaviour : Can we afford to discard anecdotal accounts?
Harun Güçlüsoy,William M. Johnson,Alexandros A. Karamanlidis +2 more
- 01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: The study of animal behaviour is a relative newcomer to the biological sciences, and research into insect reproductive behaviour, for example, is geared towards prevention of insect-borne diseases such as malaria, and also maximising agricultural output through pest control.