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Amphibians and Reptiles of United States Department of Defense Installations [PDF]

, 2018
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) occupies approximately 10.1 million ha of land within the U.S. spanning most ecosystems contained therein. To date, no comprehensive agency-wide inventory of amphibian and reptile species has been compiled.
Lovich, Robert E., Petersen, Christopher E., Stallings, Sarah   +2 more
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Effects of Handling on Hatchability of Eggs of the Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (L.) [PDF]

, 1985
The infertility rate among clutches of leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs incubated in the hatchery at Rantau A bang, Malaysia is estimated at 22%. Variance in hatchability among fertile clutches ranges from 35.7- 96.
Chan, Eng Heng, Liew, Hock Chark, Salleh , H. U.   +2 more
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Sea turtle density surface models along the United States Atlantic coast

Endangered Species Research
Spatially explicit estimates of marine species distribution and abundance are required to quantify potential impacts from human activities such as military training and testing, fisheries interactions, and offshore energy development.
A DiMatteo, JJ Roberts, D Jones, L Garrison, KM Hart, RD Kenney, WA McLellan, K Lomac-MacNair, D Palka, ME Rickard, KE Roberts, AM Zoidis, L Sparks   +12 more
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Jellyfish distribution in space and time predicts leatherback sea turtle hot spots in the Northwest Atlantic. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Nordstrom B, James MC, Worm B.
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Second opinion NuStar terminal expansion [PDF]

In this report a second opinion is developed for the Environmental Impact Assessment NuStar terminal expansion (at St. Eustatius). Only the marine ecology part of the EIA report is evaluated focusing on the impacts reported for marine reserves, reef- and
Debrot, A.O., Klok, T.C., Meesters, H.W.G., Slijkerman, D.M.E., Stapel, J.   +4 more
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Strandings of cetaceans and sea turtles in the Alboran Sea and Strait of Gibraltar: a long–time glimpse of the north coast (Spain) and the south coast (Morocco) [PDF]

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2011
A total of 13 species of cetaceans and three species of marine turtles were found in this study. Data were collected by eight independent and self-regulated stranding networks, providing information about 1,198 marine mammal (10 odontocetii, three ...
Rojo–Nieto, E., Álvarez–Díaz, P. D., Morote, E., Burgos–Martín, M., Montoto–Martínez, T., Sáez–Jiménez, J., Toledano, F.   +6 more
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The Origin, Evolution, and Demise of the U.S. Sea Turtle Fisheries [PDF]

, 1994
Fishing was America's first industry, and turtling played an important role in the nation's developing fisheries. However, before the European settlers arrived in the New World, Native Americans had already developed spiritual and gastronomic ...
Witzell , W. N.
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A Market-Based Approach to Manage Endangered Species Interactions [PDF]

An economic activity interacts with an endangered species. The activity can be divided into mutually exclusive strata with different levels of interaction. Observing the activity in order to monitor interactions is costly.
Kvamsdal, Sturla Furunes, Stohs, Stephen M.   +1 more
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The Protection and Management of the Sargasso Sea [PDF]

, 2017
The Sargasso Sea is a fundamentally important part of the world's ocean, located within the North Atlantic sub-tropical gyre with its boundaries defined by the surrounding currents.

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Sea turtles of the Benin coast: Pressure and ethnozoology

Global Ecology and Conservation
Sea turtles are threatened by factors associated with overfishing. To identify these factors, we investigated the fishing pressure and the ethnozoological knowledge of turtles along the Benin coast. A questionnaire-based field survey was undertaken in 48
Maximin Kouacou Djondo, Sylvestre Chaffra, Mahouna Déo-Gratias Kodjo, Margi Prideaux, Toussaint Lougbegnon   +4 more
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