On status and conservation of marine turtles along the egyptian mediterranean sea coast: results of the darwin initiative sea turtle conservation project 1998–2000

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-29

  Campbell, Andrew ^a   Clarke, Michael ^a   Simms, Christopher ^a   Edwards, Cassian ^a   Hameid, Waheed S ^b   Ghoneim, Samir ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency   (Egypt)

^c SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Dermochelys coriacea; Mediterranean Sea; Middle East; Nesting; Sea turtles; Threats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; TURTLE;

TURKEY;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0034762480     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2001.10637882     Document Type: Article

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