Beach erosion and nest site selection by the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae) and implications for management practices at Playa Gandoca, Costa Rica

Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nest on dynamic, erosion-prone beaches. Erosive processes and resulting nest loss have long been presumed to be a hindrance to clutch survival. In order to better understand how leatherbacks cope with unstable nesting beaches, I investigated the role of...

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Yazar:	Matthew J Spanier
Materyal Türü:	Artigo
Dil:	Inglês
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2010-12-01
Seri Bilgileri:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Konular:	Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea nest site selection sea turtle management sea turtle hatcheries sex ratios beach erosion
Online Erişim:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442010000400016
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