Satellite tracking of a green turtle, chelonia mydas, from syria further highlights importance of north africa for mediterranean turtles

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-54

  Rees, Alan F ^a   Jony, Mohammad ^b   Margaritoulis, Dimitris ^a   Godley, Brendan J ^c  

^a Solomou   (Greece)

^b Fisheries Department   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Egypt; Foraging grounds; Mediterranean; Migration; North Africa; Sea turtle; Syria

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONSERVATION STATUS; FEEDING GROUND; MIGRATION ROUTE; NEST SITE; POPULATION MIGRATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRACKING; TURTLE;

AFRICA; ASIA; CYPRUS; EGYPT; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TURKEY;

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MAUREMYS LEPROSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 58249117792     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2008.10638306     Document Type: Article

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