Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Leatherback turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
An Assessment of the Leatherback Turtle Population in the Atlantic Ocean
Author: An Assessment of the Loggerhead Turtle Population in the Western Northern Atlantic Ocean
Author: Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Turtle Expert Working GroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Loggerhead turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Assessment of Sea-Turtle Status and Trends
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309152550
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
All six species of sea turtles found in U.S. waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information regarding birth and survival rates. The U.S. Endangered Species Act prohibits the hunting of sea turtles and reduces incidental losses from activities such as shrimp trawling and development on beaches used for nesting. However, current monitoring does not provide enough information on sea turtle populations to evaluate the effectiveness of these protective measures. Sea Turtle Status and Trends reviews current methods for assessing sea turtle populations and finds that although counts of sea turtles are essential, more detailed information on sea turtle biology, such as survival rates and breeding patterns, is needed to predict and understand changes in populations in order to develop successful management and conservation plans.
Assessment Update for the Kemp's Ridley and Loggerhead Sea Turtle Populations in the Western North Atlantic
Author: An Assessment of the Loggerhead Turtle Population in the Western North Atlantic Ocean
Author: Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Turtle Expert Working GroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The Leatherback Turtle
Author: James R. SpotilaPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 142141709X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Recovery Plan for U.S. Pacific Populations of the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea)
Author: Pacific Sea Turtle Recovery Team (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys Coriacea in Canada
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781100207247
Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This document includes both an assessment and status report on Atlantic and Pacific populations of the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Canada. It includes species information, distribution, habitat, and biology information, as well as population sizes and trends, limiting factors and threats, special significance of the species, and existing protection or other status.--Includes text from document.
Assessment Update for the Kemp's Ridley and Loggerhead Sea Turtle Populations in the Western North Atlantic
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlantic ridley turtle
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Five-year Status Reviews of Sea Turtles Listed Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
Author: Andreas MagerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description