Marine turtles of Brazil: The history and structure of Projeto TAMAR-IBAMA

Biological Conservation

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-41

  Marcovaldi, Maria Ângela ^a   Dei Marcovaldi, Guy Guagni ^b  

^a CP 2219 Salvador : 40210 970 ^*  (Brazil)

^b Projeto TAMAR IBAMA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Community based conservation; Community participation; Environmental education; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; TURTLE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032801615     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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