Insights into the management of sea turtle internesting area through satellite telemetry

Biological Conservation

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-162

  Zbinden, Judith A ^a   Aebischer, Adrian ^a   Margaritoulis, Dimitris ^b   Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a  

^a Zoological Institute   (Switzerland)

^b Solomou   (Greece)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Loggerhead sea turtle; Long distance migration; Mediterranean; Wildlife watching tourism; Zakynthos

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; MARINE PARK; NEST SITE; POPULATION MIGRATION; SATELLITE DATA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; IONIAN ISLANDS; LAGANAS BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ZAKYNTHOS [IONIAN ISLANDS];

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34047160980     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.01.022     Document Type: Article

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