Sedimentological characteristics of key sea turtle rookeries: Potential implications under projected climate change

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 464-473

  Fuentes, M M P B ^a   Dawson, J L ^a   Smithers, S G ^a   Hamann, M ^a   Limpus, C J ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbonate sediments; Coastal morphology; Global warming; Great barrier reef; Islands; Marine turtles; Nesting grounds; Ocean acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BREEDING POPULATION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PARTICLE SIZE; REEF; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TURTLE;

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

CHELONIIDAE; FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSCA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77951774673     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09142     Document Type: Article

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