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RS T 6 :Estimating of the average number of nests for green turtle on the Rekawa beach in southern Sri Lanka

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RS T 6 :Estimating of the average number of nests for green turtle on the Rek...
Abstract

Many marine turtle research programmes around the world involve the tagging of the nesting female turtles for obtaining information on the life history of the species. The information could be the reproductive biology, movements (migration), stranding, and residency, renesting and growth rates. The Turtle Conservation Project (TCP) is conducted an in-situ nest conservation program on Rekawa beach in southern Sri Lanka. A two-kilometer stretch of beach was patrolled for 24 hours per day and...

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Chelonia mydas , Endangered Threatened or Protected (ETP) species
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 2
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English
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Ekanayake, E.M.L. Ranawana, K.B. and Kapurusinghe, T. (2001). Estimation of the Average number of nests for Green turtle on the Rekawa beach in southern Sr...

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