Olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea in french guiana: back from the brink of regional extirpation?

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Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-246

  Kelle, Laurent ^a   Gratiot, Nicolas ^b   De Thoisy, Benoît ^c  

^a WWF France   (French Guiana)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c Association Kwata   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

Conservation status; French Guiana; Lepidochelys olivacea; Olive ridley marine turtle; Suriname

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NESTING; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA; SURINAME;

CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 68349152212     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309001793     Document Type: Article

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