Global analysis of satellite tracking data shows that adult green turtles are significantly aggregated in Marine Protected Areas

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1053-1061

  Scott, Rebecca ^a,o   Hodgson, David J ^a   Witt, Matthew J ^a   Coyne, Michael S ^a,b   Adnyana, Windia ^c   Blumenthal, Janice M ^a,d   Broderick, Annette C ^a   Canbolat, Ali Fuat ^e   Catry, Paulo ^f   Ciccione, Stephane ^g   Delcroix, Eric ^h   Hitipeuw, Creusa ⁱ   Luschi, Paolo ^j   Pet Soede, L ^k   Pendoley, Kellie ^l   Richardson, Peter B ^a,m   Rees, Alan F ^a,n   Godley, Brendan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b SEATURTLEORG   (United States)

^c UDAYANA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d Department of Environment ^*  (Cayman Islands)

^e HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^g Kelonia   (France)

^h Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

ⁱ WWF Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^k World Wide Fund for Nature Coral Triangle Program Leader   (Indonesia)

^l PENDOLEY ENVIRONMENTAL PTY LTD   (Australia)

^m MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Solomou   (Greece)

^o SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Foraging; Marine megavertebrate; Marine Protected Area; Satellite tracking; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; MARINE PARK; OCEAN BASIN; PROTECTED AREA; SATELLITE DATA; SEAGRASS; TRACKING; TURTLE;

ALGAE; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84867648117     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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