The influence of the beach environment on the digging success and nest site distribution of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, on Wan-an Island, Penghu Archipelago, Taiwan

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1277-1286

  Chen, Ho Chang ^a   Cheng, I Jiunn ^a   Hong, Eason ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Digging success; Green sea turtle; Nest site selection; Penghu Archipelago; Substratum compactness; Vegetation coverage

Indexed keywords

BEACH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAIN SIZE; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POREWATER; SITE SELECTION; TURTLE; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PENGHU ISLANDS; TAIWAN; WANAN;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 35348815086     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0455.1     Document Type: Article

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