From terra incognita to hotspot: the largest South Pacific green turtle nesting population in the forgotten reefs of New Caledonia

From terra incognita to hotspot: the largest South Pacific green turtle nesting population in the forgotten reefs of New Caledonia

The green turtle Chelonia mydas is a large marine turtle present in tropical and subtropical seas of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List based on the trend of nesting populations at 32 sites, of which only three are in the Pacific Ocean. New...

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Main Authors: Jacques Fretey, Tyffen C. Read, Léa Carron, Christophe Fontfreyde, Aurélie Fourdrain, Julie-Anne Kerandel, Vincent Liardet, Marc Oremus, Morgane Reix-Tronquet, Marc Girondot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-09-01
Series:Oryx
Subjects:
Chelonia mydas
coral sea
green turtles
New Caledonia
South Pacific
reef
trend
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605323000108/type/journal_article

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