Relationship between tropical cyclones and the distribution of sea turtle nesting grounds

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1886-1896

  Fuentes, Mariana M P B ^a   Bateman, Brooke L ^a   Hamann, Mark ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Conservation management; Disturbance; Evolutionary selection; Nesting sites; Queensland; Sea turtles; Species distribution; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HATCHING; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST SITE; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; NATATOR DEPRESSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80052700224     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02541.x     Document Type: Article

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