Sea turtle nesting habitat on the US Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: A comparison of habitat suitability index models

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-187

  Santos, Katherine Comer ^a   Tague, Christina ^b   Alberts, Allison C ^c   Franklin, Janet ^d  

^a Science Exchange   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Cheloniidae; Conservation; Cuba; Environmental; Eretmochelys imbricata; Fidelity; Guantanamo Bay; Habitat suitability; Models; Multiple regression; Nesting; Reptilia; Sea turtle; Testudines; Validity

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33846120606     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[175:STNHOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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