Vulnerability of loggerhead turtle eggs to the presence of clay and silt on nesting beaches

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• 作者：Adolfo Marco^a ; ^b ; ^{amarco@ebd.csic.es} ; Elena Abella-Perez^a ; ^b ; Manjula Tiwari^c
• 关键词：Sea turtles ; Nesting ; Threats ; Clay/silt ; Incubation
• 刊名：Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：486
• 期：Complete
• 页码：195-203
• 全文大小：670 K
• 卷排序：486

文摘

Clay in nesting beaches has a severe influence on loggerhead turtle incubation. It causes high embryo mortality in the field and in artificial incubation Erosion processes near nesting beaches can alter sea turtle conservation. Beach zones rich on clay should be avoided in nest relocation programs. At important endangered loggerhead rookeries, clay on beaches is a severe threat.