Praia Grande of Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea): an important nesting beach for the green turtle Chelonia mydas

The beach Praia Grande, on Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, West Africa), hosts a green turtle rookery. A total of 219 clutches with an average size of 111 eggs were laid by the 88 females that nested there during the 2007-2008 nesting season. During the nesting season 2009-2010, 315 clutches, avera...

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Main Author: Loureiro, Nuno de Santos (author)
Other Authors: Carvalho, Hualton (author), Rodrigues, Zeferino (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Chelonia mydas
Green Turtle
Nesting Beach
Príncipe Island
West Africa
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1257
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/1257

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1257

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