Don’t bite the hand that feeds: assessing ecological impacts of provisioning ecotourism on an apex marine predator
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Neil Hammerschlag*, Austin J. Gallagher, Julia Wester, Jiangang Luo and Jerald S. Ault Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149, USA; Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami, PO Box 248203, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, USA; and RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149, USA
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