Globally significant nesting of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) on the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Panama

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1982-1988

  Patino Martinez, Juan ^a,b   Marco, Adolfo ^a   Quiñones, Liliana ^a   Godley, Brendan ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b School of Biosciences Sutton Bonington Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Management; Monitoring; Sea turtle; Status; Threats

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; MONITORING; NESTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN COAST [COLOMBIA]; CARIBBEAN COAST [COSTA RICA]; CARIBBEAN COAST [PANAMA]; CARIBBEAN SEA; CENTRAL AMERICA; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; FRENCH GUIANA; GULF OF URABA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA; SURINAME;

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES; URABA;

EID: 49149099927     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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