Sea turtle nest conservation techniques on southwestern beaches in Turkey

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-26

  Başkale, Eyup ^a   Kaska, Yakup ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NEST SITE; TURTLE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

AVES; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; TESTUDINES;

EID: 19344362912     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/G6NU-WG4N-07F5-PU6R     Document Type: Article

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