Nest inundation from sea-level rise threatens sea turtle population viability

Royal Society Open Science

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Pike, David A ^a   Roznik, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Bell, Ian ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheloniamydas; Climate change; Egg incubation; Immersion; Nest flooding; Nesting habitat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953312193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20545703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.150127     Document Type: Article

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