Author: Harold F. Hirth
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Category : Leatherback turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys Coriacea at Laguna Jalova, Costa Rica
Author: Harold F. Hirth
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Category : Leatherback turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Category : Leatherback turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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The Leatherback Turtle
Author: James R. Spotila
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 142141709X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 142141709X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
NOAA Technical Report NMFS.
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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An Assessment of the Leatherback Turtle Population in the Atlantic Ocean
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Category : Leatherback turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Leatherback turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Chelonian Conservation and Biology
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Category : Turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Category : Turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology, 7-11 February 1989, Jekyll Island, Georgia
Author: Scott A. Eckert
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Category : Cheloniidae
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Category : Cheloniidae
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Proceedings of the Twenty-first Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 24 to 28 February 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 28 February-March 1, 1996, Hilton Head, South Carolina
Author: Richard Byles
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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Turtles of the United States and Canada
Author: Carl H. Ernst
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Category : Turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive compilation on North American turtles for the last 25 years. Recognition, karyotype, fossil record, distribution, geographic variation, confusing species, habitat, behavior, reproduction, biology, growth and longevity, food habits, populations, and a key to species identification are discussed for fifty-six species.
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Category : Turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive compilation on North American turtles for the last 25 years. Recognition, karyotype, fossil record, distribution, geographic variation, confusing species, habitat, behavior, reproduction, biology, growth and longevity, food habits, populations, and a key to species identification are discussed for fifty-six species.
Recovery Plan for Leatherback Turtles in the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico (Dermochelys Coriacea)
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Category : Leatherback turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Publisher:
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Category : Leatherback turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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