Assessment of Sea-Turtle Status and Trends : Integrating Demography and Abundance /

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"All six species of sea turtles found in U.S. waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information regarding birth and survival rates. The U.S. Endangered Species Act prohibits the hunting of sea turtles and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Review of Sea-Turtle Population Assessment Methods, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Sea turtles > Population viability analysis > United States.
Sea turtles > Monitoring > United States.
Tortues marines > Analyse de viabilité des populations > États-Unis.
Tortues marines > Surveillance > États-Unis.
NATURE > Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Units of assessment
  • Conceptual model of sea-turtle abundance and demography
  • Abundance and trends
  • Demographic rates
  • Integrating demographic information with abundance estimates
  • Cross-cutting issues : data, education, permits, and coordination
  • Conclusions and recommendation
  • A. Brief history of alternative genetic markers
  • B. Population-structure models
  • C. Committee and staff biographies.

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