Past, current and future thermal profiles of green turtle nesting grounds: Implications from climate change

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 383, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-64

  Fuentes, M M P B ^a   Hamann, M ^a   Limpus, C J ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Green turtles; Hatching success; Reptiles; Sea turtles; Temperature dependent sex determination

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL WARMING; HATCHING; INCUBATION; NEST SITE; SAND; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 71849116484     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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