Raccoon removal reduces sea turtle nest depredation in the Ten Thousand Islands of Florida

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 469-472

  Garmestani, Ahjond S ^a   Percival, H Franklin ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33644589376     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2005)004[0469:RRRSTN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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