Impact of accumulated beach litter on Chelonia mydas L. 1758 (green turtle) hatchlings of the Samandaǧ coast, Hatay,Turkey

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-103

  Özdilek, Hasan Göksel ^a   Yalçin Özdilek, Şükran ^b   Ozaner, F Sancar ^c   Sönmez, Bektaş ^b  

^a MKU   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asi River; Beach litter; Coastal pollution; Samanda beaches; Solid wastes

Indexed keywords

BEACH; LITTER; PREDATION; TURTLE;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHELONIA MYDAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); TESTUDINES;

EID: 32644440503     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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