Current Status of and Threats to Sicilian Turtles

Current Status of and Threats to Sicilian Turtles

Based on the critical review of the literature published in the last 22 years, an attempt was made to evaluate the current knowledge gap on the distribution and status of the native Testudines taxa occurring in Sicily (namely <i>Caretta caretta</i>, <i>Emys trinacris</i>, and...

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Main Authors:	Luca Vecchioni, Marco Arculeo, Melita Vamberger, Federico Marrone
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:	Diversity
Subjects:	<i>Caretta caretta</i> <i>Emys trinacris</i> <i>Testudo hermanni</i> <i>Trachemys scripta</i> Sicily biological invasions
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/10/798

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