Population status and conservation of marine turtles at el-mansouri, lebanon

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-60

  Newbury, Nic ^a   Khalil, Mona ^b   Venizelos, Lily ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDASSET   (Lebanon)

^c MEDASSET   (Greece)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Population assessment; Public awareness; Threats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION ESTIMATION; TURTLE;

LEBANON;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036988025     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2002.10637940     Document Type: Article

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