Anti-predator meshing may provide greater protection for sea turtle nests than predator removal.
The problem of how to protect sea turtle nests from terrestrial predators is of worldwide concern. On Queensland's southern Sunshine Coast, depredation of turtle nests by the introduced European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) has been recorded as the primary terrestrial cause of egg and hatchling mort...
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| Main Authors: | Julie M O'Connor, Colin J Limpus, Kate M Hofmeister, Benjamin L Allen, Scott E Burnett |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171831&type=printable |
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