Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting the nest-site selection of loggerhead turtles, caretta caretta, on dalaman-sarıgerme beach in south-west turkey: (Reptilia: Cheloniidae)

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-58

  Kaska, Yakup ^a   Başkale, Eyüp ^a   Urhan, Raşit ^a   Katılmış, Yusuf ^a   Gidiş, Müge ^a   Sarı, Fikret ^a   Sözbilen, Doğan ^a   Canbolat, A Fuat ^b   Yılmaz, Fevzi ^c   Barlas, Murat ^c   Özdemir, Nedim ^c   Özkul, Mehmet ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic factors; Beach protection; Beach rocks; Caretta caretta; Loggerhead Turtle; Nest site selection; Water sports

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; EGG PRODUCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MONITORING; MORTALITY; NEST SITE; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPORT; TOURISM; TURTLE;

TURKEY;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77956353391     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2010.10638411     Document Type: Article

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