Marine turtle nesting and conservation needs on the south-east coast of Nicaragua

ORYX

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 398-405

  Lagueux, Cynthia J ^a,b   Campbell, Cathi L ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Chelonia mydas; Dermochelys coriacea; El Cocal; Eretmochelys imbricata; Marine turtle; Nesting; Nicaragua; Threats

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 29144492809     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305001067     Document Type: Article

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