Satellite tracking highlights difficulties in the design of effective protected areas for Critically Endangered leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea during the inter-nesting period

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Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 296-300

  Witt, Matthew J ^a   Broderick, Annette C ^a   Coyne, Michael S ^b   Formia, Angela ^c   Ngouessono, Solange ^d   Parnell, Richard J ^e   Sounguet, Guy Philippe ^f   Godley, Brendan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b SEATURTLEORG   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Parc National de Mayumba   (Gabon)

^e Wildlife Conservation Society Gabon   (Gabon)

^f Aventures Sans Frontières ^*  (Gabon)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Dermochelys coriacea; Exclusion zone; Fisheries; Gabon; Leatherback turtle; Marine protected area; Nesting

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT USE; MARINE PARK; NEST SITE; RADIOTELEMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; MAYUMBA NATIONAL PARK; NYANGA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 42149173141     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308006947     Document Type: Article

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