MEBIN- Title
- RS T 2 :Classification of Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches of Southern Sri Lanka
- Abstract
The findings on sea turtle nesting habitats in southern Sri Lanka from two nesting seasons (1997 and 1998) are presented. Almost all nesting beaches are situated in two coastal districts, Galle and Hambantota, in the southern province. A total of 13 selected beaches in the Galle district and eight beaches in the Hambantota district were studied. The total number of nests was 2224 in Galle and 1764 in Hambantota. The nesting rate in the Galle district was 185 nests.month-1 and nesting dens...
- Publication Date
- Oct. 17, 2017, 3:34 a.m.
- Keywords
- Dermochelys coriacea , Eretmochelys imbricata , Lepidochelis olivacea , Endangered Threatened or Protected (ETP) species , Caretta caretta , Chelonia mydas
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- JS 3 , JS 4
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Amarasooriya, K. (1999), A Classification of the Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches of Southern Sri Lanka, Paper Presented at the 22nd ASEAN Symposium and Workshop ...
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