Meta-analysis of movements in Atlantic leatherback turtles during the nesting season: Conservation implications

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 338, Issue , 2007, Pages 225-232

  Georges, Jean Yves ^a   Fossette, Sabrina ^a,b   Billes, Alexis ^c   Ferraroli, Sandra ^a,b   Fretey, Jacques ^d   Grémillet, David ^a,e   Le Maho, Yvon ^a   Myers, Andrew E ^f   Tanaka, Hideji ^g,h,i   Hays, Graeme C ^f  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c Batterie IV   (Gabon)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

ⁱ HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

At sea movements; Atlantic Ocean; By catch; Coastal fisheries; Conservation; Dermochelys coriacea; Endangered species; Leatherback turtle; Nesting season; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; COASTAL FISHERY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; NESTING; SITE FIDELITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; CENTRAL AFRICA; FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34250881116     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps338225     Document Type: Article

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