Life History and Environmental Requirements of Loggerhead Turtles

Résumé du livre

This report is designed to provide coastal managers, engineers and biologists with a brief comprehensive sketch of the biological characteristics and environmental requirements of the loggerhead turtle and to describe how populations of the species may be expected to react to environmental changes caused by coastal development. The report has sections on taxonomy, life history, ecological role, environmental requirements, growth, exploitation, and management. There is a focus on loggerhead populations in the United States. Keywords: Caretta Caretta; Sea turtles; Marine biology. (AW).