Beach condition and marine debris: New hurdles for sea turtle Hatchling Survival

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-77

  Triessnig, Petra ^a   Roetzer, Andreas ^a   Stachowitsch, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

beach; Caretta caretta; Cheloniidae; conservation; endangered species; loggerhead sea turtles; marine litter; Mediterranean Sea; pollution; Reptilia; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84865526183     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0899.1     Document Type: Article

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