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The Status of Loggerhead, Caretta caretta; Kemp's Ridley, Lepidochelys kempi; and Green, Chelonia mydas, Sea Turtles in U.S. Waters: A Reconsideration [PDF]

, 1991
Assessing the status of widely distributed marine species can prove difficult because virtually every sampling technique has assumptions, limitations, and biases that affect the results of the study.
Byles, Richard, Dodd, Jr. , C. Kenneth
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Nest Site Selection by Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Implications for Conservation on Qilianyu, Xisha Islands, South China Sea

Ecology and Evolution
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is the only sea turtle species that breeds in China, and the largest remaining nesting grounds for green sea turtles in Chinese waters is found on the Qilianyu atoll of the Xisha Islands.
Ting Zhang, Xiaoyu An, Chenglong Zhang, Yunteng Liu, Yupei Li, Yangfei Yu, Jichao Wang, Liu Lin, Hai‐Tao Shi   +8 more
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First report of Pyelosomum cochlearLooss 1899 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) in a Hawksbill Turtle – Eretmochelys imbricata L. found in Brazilian Coast

Helminthologia, 2019
Pyelosomum cochlearLooss 1899 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is a parasite exclusive to sea turtles, having been described in the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Egypt, the USA, Panama, Costa Rica and Brazil as well as the olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys ...
Werneck M. R., Velloso R., Chagas P. B. Costa Das, Leandro H. Jerdy, Amorim R. Martins De   +4 more
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Reproductive output and morphometrics of green turtle, Chelonia mydas nesting at the Kosgoda rookery in Sri Lanka

Ceylon Journal of Science, 2016
Reproductive output provides data fundamental to the conservation and management of sea turtles. Five years of data on the reproductive output of female green turtles was collected from Kosgoda beach, the second largest sea turtle rookery in Sri Lanka ...
E. M. L. Ekanayake, T. Kapurusinghe, M. M. Saman, D. S. Rathnakumara, P. Samaraweera, R. S. Rajakaruna   +5 more
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Preserved collagen reveals species identity in archaeological marine turtle bones from Caribbean and Florida sites [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2019
Advancements in molecular science are continually improving our knowledge of marine turtle biology and evolution. However, there are still considerable gaps in our understanding, such as past marine turtle distributions, which can benefit from advanced ...
Virginia L. Harvey, Michelle J. LeFebvre, Susan D. deFrance, Casper Toftgaard, Konstantina Drosou, Andrew C. Kitchener, Michael Buckley   +6 more
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Turtle conservation activities in Tambaldeg village, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra [PDF]

, 2017
Tambaldeg village in Devgad taluka is a famous tourist place in the Sindhudurg district. During a field visit to Tambaldeg beach on 24th April 2017, six carcasses of adult olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea and one of green turtle Chelonia ...
Akhilesh, K V, Mhatre, V D, Sugumar, Ramkumar, Tandel, Swapnil   +3 more
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Aspectos de comportamento alimentar e dieta da tartaruga marinha, Chelonia mydas no litoral norte paulista Some aspects on feeding behaviour of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the northern littoral of State of São Paulo

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 1983
Feeding behavior of immature green turtles, Chelonia mydas, has been observed on rocky shores along the northern part of State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. This turtle forages on underwater ledges, at depths of 1 to 3 m and grazes on benthic algae.
Ivan Sazima, Marlies Sazima
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Selection characteristics and utilization of nesting grounds by green sea turtles on Xisha Islands, South China Sea

Global Ecology and Conservation
Effective species management and conservation require an understanding of geographical distribution patterns and reasons for species dispersal in a larger environment. The Xisha Islands are currently the largest green sea turtle nesting grounds in China,
Ting Zhang, Chenglong Zhang, Yunteng Liu, Yupei Li, Yangfei Yu, Jichao Wang, Liu Lin, Hai-Tao Shi   +7 more
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Habitat Suitability and Zoning Analysis for Green Turtle Chelonia Mydas in the Marine Conservation Areas of Pangumbahan Turtle Park, Sukabumi [PDF]

, 2016
This study reviews the suitability of habitat for the green turtle in the Pangumbahan Turtle Park. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the existing zoning system and to provide recommendations of alternative zoning approach based on ecological ...
Afandy, Y. A. (Yusuf), Agus, S. B. (Syamsul), Liew, L. P. (Lucy), Yulianda, F. (Fredinan)   +3 more
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On two species of marine turtles stranded at Mandapam [PDF]

, 2002
A female olive ridely turtle Lepidochelys olivacea was stranded on 21.7.2000 near CMFRI Jetty at Gulf of Mannar coast. Another female green turtle Chelonia mydas was stranded on 6.9.2000 at the same place.
Kasinathan, C, Palanichamy, A
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