Impact of seawalls on loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting and hatching success

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 166-173

  Rizkalla, Carol E ^a   Savage, Anne ^a  

^a Disney's Animal Kingdom ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal armoring; erosion; nest site selection; sea level rise

Indexed keywords

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; DUNE; HATCHING; NESTING SUCCESS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE; SITE SELECTION; STORM; TURTLE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79551570672     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00081.1     Document Type: Article

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