Vessel-related mortality of sea turtles in Queensland, Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-154

  Hazel, Julia ^a   Gyuris, Emma ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MORTALITY; TURTLE; VESSEL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLEVELAND BAY; HERVEY BAY; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33645870161     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04097     Document Type: Article

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