Migration patterns of marine turtles in the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia: Implications for Aboriginal management

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-248

  Kenneth, Rod ^a,b   Munungurritj, N ^c   Yunupingu, Djawa ^c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Kakadu National Park   (Australia)

^c Dhimurru Land Mgmt Aboriginal Corp   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MIGRATION; TURTLE;

ARAFURA SEA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GULF OF CARPENTARIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 4344566443     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03002     Document Type: Article

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