Some properties of new nesting areas of sea turtles in north-eastern Mediterranean situated on the extension of the Samandaǧ Beach, Turkey

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 537-544

  Yalçin Özdilek, Şükran ^a   Sönmez, Bektaş ^b  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Nesting of sea turtles; Samanda beach

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NESTING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COASTAL WATERS; EGG LAYING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HATCHING; NESTING; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SAND; SEA; SEASHORE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SUMMER; THREAT; TROPICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); TURTLE;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; HATAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST; TURKEY;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33745759047     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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