Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nesting and Habitat Threats at Samandağ Beach, Turkey

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nesting and Habitat Threats at Samandağ Beach, Turkey

We update the status and conditions of Chelonia mydas nesting on Samandağ Beach, Turkey, for 2001 and 2002, and compare our data to previous monitoring efforts. We recorded 20 nests in 2001 on 1 section of the beach and 118 nests in 2002 on the entire beach. Data on these nests and resultant hatchin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chelonian conservation and biology 2006-12, Vol.5 (2), p.302-305
Hauptverfasser: Yalçin-Özdilek, Şükran, Yerlİ, Sedat V
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal reproduction
Aquatic reptiles
Beaches
Habitats
Monitoring systems
Nesting
Nests
Notes and Field Reports
Reptiles & amphibians
Wildlife conservation
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Zusammenfassung:We update the status and conditions of Chelonia mydas nesting on Samandağ Beach, Turkey, for 2001 and 2002, and compare our data to previous monitoring efforts. We recorded 20 nests in 2001 on 1 section of the beach and 118 nests in 2002 on the entire beach. Data on these nests and resultant hatchings are presented, including an assessment of habitat threats to the nesting beach.
ISSN:1071-8443
1943-3956
DOI:10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[302:GTCMNA]2.0.CO;2