Effects of illegal harvest of eggs on the population decline of leatherback turtles in Las Baulas Marine National Park, Costa Rica
Within 19 years the nesting population of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas declined from 1500 turtles nesting per year to about 100. We analyzed the effects of fishery bycatch and illegal harvesting (poaching) of eggs on this population. We modeled the...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 22(2008), 5 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 1216-24
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Tomillo, Pilar Santidrián
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Saba, Vincent S,
Piedra, Rotney,
Paladino, Frank V,
Spotila, James R |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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| Sprache: | English |
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2008
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
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| Schlagworte: | Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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