Using behavior indices and vital rates to determine the conservation impact of wildlife tourism: Guided sea turtle watch programs in Florida

Using behavior indices and vital rates to determine the conservation impact of wildlife tourism: Guided sea turtle watch programs in Florida

Recent rapid growth in wildlife tourism necessitates understanding its biologically-significant impacts on targeted species. To evaluate these effects, we studied how loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) responded to public sea turtle watch programs on a nesting beach in southeast Florida. We in...

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Main Authors: J. Rachel Smith, Rebekah J. Lindborg, Vivian Hernandez, Elizabeth A. Abney, Blair E. Witherington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Wildlife tourism
Animal behavior
Management
Conservation
Florida
Loggerhead sea turtle
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421000871

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