Nesting ecology, current status, and conservation of sea turtles on an uninhabited beach in Florida, USA

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-15

  Antworth, Rebecca L ^a,c   Pike, David A ^a,b,d   Stiner, John C ^a  

^a Canaveral National Seashore   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^d Glatting Jackson Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term research; Natural habitats; Nesting; Nesting beaches; Predation; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; NESTING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 33645022844     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.11.028     Document Type: Article

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