New data on the occurrence of leatherback turtles dermochelys coriacea in the eastern Adriatic Sea

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 257-262

  Lazar, B ^a,b   Lipej, L ^c   Holcer, D ^a,b   Onofri, V ^d   Ziza V ^e   Tutman, P ^f   Marcelja E ^d   Tvrtkovic N ^a  

^a CROATIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (Croatia)

^b Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation   (Croatia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUBROVNIK   (Croatia)

^e Piran Aquarium   (Slovenia)

^f INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Bycatch; Conservation; Distribution; Mediterranean; Sea Turtles

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GILLNET; NEW RECORD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; TURTLE;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77954787942     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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