Green turtle somatic growth model: Evidence fordensity dependence

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 269-282

  Bjorndal, Karen A ^a   Bolten, Alan B ^a   Chaloupka, Milani Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Bahamas; Carrying capacity; Chelonia mydas; Demography; Density dependent effect; Green turtles; Growth models; Growth rate; Marine turtles; Nonparametric regression; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH MODELING; TURTLE;

BAHAMAS; UNION CREEK;

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; EMYDIDAE; HALOPHILA; MYDAS; TESTUDINES; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; TRIXIS;

EID: 0034141978     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[0269:GTSGME]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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