Microbial community structure in sand on two olive ridley arribada nesting beaches, Playa La Flor, Nicaragua and Playa Nancite, Costa Rica

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 409, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 339-344

  Honarvar, Shaya ^a   Spotila, James R ^a   O'Connor, Michael P ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arribada; Egg harvest; Microbial diversity; Nest density; Olive ridley; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CLUTCH SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NESTING; PATHOGENICITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SAND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TURTLE;

COSTA RICA; NICARAGUA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 82555165780     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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