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Sea turtle nesting in the Ten Thousand Islands of Florida [PDF]
Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nest in numerous substrate and beach types within the Ten Thousand Islands (TTl) of southwest Florida. Nesting beach selection was analyzed on 12 islands within this archipelago.
Garmestani, Ahjond S. +3 more
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Restoration of coastal dunes following tropical storm events often requires renourishment of sand substrate dredged from offshore sources, although dredging has well‐described negative ecological impacts and high economic costs. As a potential solution, recycled glass sand (cullet) made from crushed glass bottles has been proposed as a potential ...
T. Getty Hammer +7 more
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Non-marine turtle plays important functional roles in Indonesian ecosystems. [PDF]
Karraker NE +4 more
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Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Indonesia: issues and problems [PDF]
Indonesia is an archipelagic nation comprising some 17,000 islands of varying sizes and geological origins, as well as marked differences in composition of their floras and faunas.
Erdelen, Walter R., Iskandar, Djoko T.
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As coastal regions experience accelerating land loss, artificial substrates may be useful in restoration efforts to replenish sediment and facilitate plant colonization. Recycled glass sand is a potential artificial substrate for marsh building due to its sustainability, availability, and similarity to natural substrates.
Kathryn H. Fronabarger +6 more
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Encountering coasts: The contested geographies of young people's coastal citizenship[s]
Short Abstract This paper examines the contested geographies of young people's citizenship practices and performances in marine and coastal environments. This is important in developing original knowledge of how encounters with new and different coastal places, practices, people, morals and ethics can affect how young people relate meaningfully with[in]
Mark Holton
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Crafting the Ocean: The Geographies of Environmental World‐Making
Short Abstract The paper departs from existing analyses of ‘world making’, bringing cultural and environmental geographies into further conversation through linking theories of crafting and world‐making together, through the lens of the contemporary aquarium and nascent oceanic geographies.
Rachael Squire, Kimberley Peters
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The India MPA Workshop Proceedings. Social Dimensions of Marine Protected Areas Implementation in India: do Fishing Communities Benefit? 21-22 January 2009, IMAGE Auditorium, Chennai, India [PDF]
In the current context of natural resource management, marine protected areas (MPAs) are being widely propagated as an important tool for the conservation of marine and fisheries resources.
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ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to identify and report ophthalmic and adnexal diseases found in specimens of the Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Animal Studied and Procedures Thirty‐nine animals stranded on the beaches of the north coast of Bahia, Brazil were submitted to necropsy.
Danielle Nascimento Silva +9 more
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A new species of the large-headed coastal marine turtle Solnhofia (Testudinata, Thalassochelydia) from the Late Jurassic of NW Switzerland. [PDF]
Anquetin J, Püntener C.
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