Population decline of loggerhead turtles: Two potential scenarios for Fethiye Beach, Turkey

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1027-1037

  Ilgaz, C ^a   Turkozan O ^b   Ozdemir A ^b   Kaska, Y ^c   Stachowitsch, M ^d  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Conservation; Mediterranean Sea; Population decline; Sea turtles; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NESTEDNESS; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TREND ANALYSIS; TURTLE;

EURASIA; FETHIYE BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MUGLA; TURKEY;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34248174030     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9049-2     Document Type: Article

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