The effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 395-404

  Saba, Vincent S ^a   Santidrián Tomillo, Pilar ^b   Reina, Richard D ^c   Spotila, James R ^b   Musick, John A ^a   Evans, David A ^a   Paladino, Frank V ^d  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermochelys coriacea; Eastern Pacific leatherbacks; El Ni o; ENSO; Gelatinous zooplankton; Interannual climate variability; La Ni a; Nesting remigration interval; Playa Grande; Primary production

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; CLIMATE VARIATION; EGG PRODUCTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NESTING; PLANKTIVORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RETURN MIGRATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE; ZOOPLANKTON;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE; LAS BAULAS NATIONAL MARINE PARK; PLAYA GRANDE;

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33947302384     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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