Patterns and inferred processes associated with sea turtle strandings in Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil;Padrões e inferências associadas com encalhes de tartarugas marinhas no Estado da Paraíba, Nordeste do Brasil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 283-289

  Poli, C ^a,b   Lopez, L C S ^a   Mesquita, D O ^a   Saska, C ^a,b   Mascarenhas, R ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b Projeto Tartarugas Urbanas Associação Guajiru Ciência Educação Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beach strandings; Green sea turtle; Human impact; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; SEASON; STOMACH JUICE; TURTLE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; MALE; SEASONS; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84907377592     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.13112     Document Type: Article

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