Influence of Beach Slope and Width on Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nesting Activity in El Cuyo, Yucatán, Mexico

Eduardo Cuevas; María de los Ángeles Liceaga-Correa; Ismael Mariño-Tapia

doi:10.2744/CCB-0819.1

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Eduardo Cuevas,^1,2 María de los Ángeles Liceaga-Correa,¹ Ismael Mariño-Tapia¹

¹CINVESTAV-IPN, Unidad Mérida, Mexico, Km6 Antigua carretera a Progreso, CP 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México [ ; ; ] ecuevas@mda.cinvestav.mx liceaga@mda.cinvestav.mx imarino@mda.cinvestav.mx
²Pronatura Península de Yucatán AC, Mexico, 32 #269 x 47 y 47 Col. Pinzón II, CP 97207, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico [ ] ecuevas@pronatura-ppy.org.mx

Abstract

Long-term observations at El Cuyo, Mexico, show a spatial pattern of beach preference by hawksbill and green turtles nesting at that beach. The morphological features of this beach were examined to evaluate their influence on the nesting preferences of these 2 sea turtle species.

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Eduardo Cuevas, María de los Ángeles Liceaga-Correa, and Ismael Mariño-Tapia "Influence of Beach Slope and Width on Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nesting Activity in El Cuyo, Yucatán, Mexico," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9(2), 262-267, (1 December 2010). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-0819.1

Received: 26 November 2009; Accepted: 1 June 2010; Published: 1 December 2010

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