The loggerhead turtle, caretta caretta, population nesting in kyparissia bay, peloponnesus, greece: results of beach surveys over seventeen seasons and determination of the core nesting habitat

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-90

  Margaritoulis, Dimitris ^a   Rees, Alan F ^a  

^a The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece Solomou 57   (Greece)

Author keywords

Marine turtles; Mediterranean; Nesting density; Nesting success; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TURTLE;

GREECE;

CARETTA CARETTA;

EID: 0034767142     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2001.10637886     Document Type: Article

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