Community based actions save Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) eggs and hatchlings flooded by rapid river level rises

The conservation and recovery of increasingly threatened tropical freshwater turtle populations depends on effective management plans and actions. Here we show that community-based actions saved Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) eggs submerged by unseasonal flooding and ensured the r...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Darren Norris, Fernanda Michalski, James P. Gibbs
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2020-09-01
Subjects:	Freshwater turtle Flood Nest Mortality Turtle conservation Survival
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/9921.pdf