Paper-efficient multi-species conservation and management are not always field-effective: The status and future of Western Indian Ocean leatherbacks
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- 作者：Linda R. Harrisa ; harris.linda.r@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Ronel Nela ; Herman Oosthuizenb ; Michael Meÿ ; erb ; Deon Kotzeb ; Darrell Andersb ; Steven McCueb ; Santosh Bachooc
- 关键词：Biotelemetry ; Complementarity ; Internesting ; Movement ecology ; Population monitoring ; Sea turtles
- 刊名：Biological Conservation
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：191
- 期：Complete
- 页码：383-390
- 全文大小：2796 K
文摘
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Loggerheads and leatherbacks were satellite-tracked during the breeding season.
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The existing monitoring programme favours the less threatened turtle species.
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Pelagic-drifting leatherbacks are difficult to encompass in coastal marine reserves.
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We hypothesize that leatherback movement is imprinted by currents as hatchlings.
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Efficient conservation solutions can be effective, but not always.