Implications of intraguild predation for sea turtle nest protection

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2139-2145

  Barton, Brandon T ^a   Roth, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Ghost crab; Loggerhead; Nest predation; Ocypode quadrata; Predator removal; Procyon lotor; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEACH; CRAB; FOOD WEB; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; NEST GUARDING; NEST PREDATION; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODE QUADRATA; OCYPODIDAE; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; TESTUDINES;

EID: 49149093951     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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