Effects of exposed pilings on sea turtle nesting activity at Melbourne Beach, Florida

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1343-1347

  Bouchard, Sarah ^a   Moran, Kathleen ^a   Tiwari, Manjula ^a   Wood, Daniel ^a   Bolten, Alan ^a   Eliazar, Peter ^a   Bjorndal, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach nourishment; Beach stabilization; Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Erosion; Green turtle; Loggerhead sea turtle; Nesting disturbance

Indexed keywords

BEACH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION CONTROL; NESTING; TURTLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031741287     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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