Beach erosion and nest site selection by the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae) and implications for management practices at Playa Gandoca, Costa Rica

Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nest on dynamic, erosion-prone beaches. Erosive processes and resulting nest loss have long been presumed to be a hindrance to clutch survival. In order to better understand how leatherbacks cope with unstable nesting beaches, I investigated the role of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Matthew J Spanier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vicerractoría Investigación 2010-12-01
Series:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:	Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea nest site selection sea turtle management sea turtle hatcheries sex ratios beach erosion
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442010000400016&lng=en&tlng=en