Marine Turtles Stranded in Northeastern Brazil: Composition, Spatio-Temporal Distribution, and Anthropogenic Interactions

Daniel Solon Dias de Farias; Ana Emília Barboza de Alencar; Aline da Costa Bomfim; Ana Bernadete de Lima Fragoso; Silmara Rossi; Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de Moura; Simone Almeida Gavilan; Flávio José de Lima Silva

doi:10.2744/CCB-1309.1

5 June 2019 Marine Turtles Stranded in Northeastern Brazil: Composition, Spatio-Temporal Distribution, and Anthropogenic Interactions

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Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 18(1):105-111 (2019). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1309.1

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We described aspects of spatial distribution, composition, and seasonality of sea turtle species stranded in the Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará States Basin (“Potiguar Basin”), northeastern Brazil, during a 7-yr period (between 2010 and 2016) and evaluated aspects related to anthropogenic impact. Our results revealed the occurrence of the 5 sea turtle species found in Brazil, and Chelonia mydas corresponded to the majority of the reported strandings.

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Daniel Solon Dias de Farias, Ana Emília Barboza de Alencar, Aline da Costa Bomfim, Ana Bernadete de Lima Fragoso, Silmara Rossi, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de Moura, Simone Almeida Gavilan, and Flávio José de Lima Silva "Marine Turtles Stranded in Northeastern Brazil: Composition, Spatio-Temporal Distribution, and Anthropogenic Interactions," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 18(1), 105-111, (5 June 2019). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1309.1

Received: 12 July 2018; Accepted: 22 October 2018; Published: 5 June 2019

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