Argentinian coastal waters: A temperate habitat for three species of threatened sea turtles

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 500-508

  González Carman, Victoria ^a,b   Alvarez, Karina C ^c   Prosdocimi, Laura ^d   Inchaurraga, Maria C ^e   Dellacasa, Ruben F ^f   Faiella, Adrian ^g   Echenique, Cintia ^h   Gonzalez, Raul ⁱ   Andrejuk, Julian ^j   Mianzan, Hermes W ^a   Campagna, Claudio ^k,l   Albareda, Diego A ^b,m  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

^b Aquamarina PRICTMA   (Argentina)

^c Fundacion Mundo Marino PRICTMA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e Asociación Cooperadora Reserva Natural Bahía Blanca   (Argentina)

^f Proyecto ECOFAM PRICTMA   (Argentina)

^g Fundación Mar del Plata Aquarium PRICTMA   (Argentina)

^h Proyecto Peyú PRICTMA ^*  (Argentina)

ⁱ Instituto de Biologia Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni Rio Negro   (Argentina)

^j Fundacion Patagonia Natural   (Argentina)

^k CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^l WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Argentina)

^m Hospital de Quemados del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

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Author keywords

Bycatch; Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Dermochelys coriacea; Sw atlantic ocean

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ARTISANAL FISHERY; BYCATCH; CAPTURE METHOD; COASTAL WATER; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STRANDING; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TURTLE; VULNERABILITY;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); PATAGONIA;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79960476884     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2010.528772     Document Type: Article

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