Trends in Reproductive Indicators of Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtles over a 30-Year Monitoring Period in the Southern Gulf of Mexico and Their Conservation Implications

Trends in Reproductive Indicators of Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtles over a 30-Year Monitoring Period in the Southern Gulf of Mexico and Their Conservation Implications

Long-term monitoring programs of species at risk are efficacious tools to assess population changes, evaluate conservation strategies, and improve management practices to ensure populations reach levels at which they can fulfill their ecological roles. For sea turtles, annual nesting beach surveys a...

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Main Authors: Melania C. López-Castro, Eduardo Cuevas, Vicente Guzmán Hernández, Ángeles Raymundo Sánchez, Rosa C. Martínez-Portugal, Diana J. Lira Reyes, Jorge Ángel Berzunza Chio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
long-term monitoring
population trends
reproductive parameters
hawksbill turtle
green turtle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/23/3280

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