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Recovery of green turtles on Aldabra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Jeanne A. Mortimer
Jeanne A. Mortimer
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Department of Zoology, 223 Bartram Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611,USA.
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The numbers of green turtles that nest on Aldabra's beaches have increased significantly in the past 20 years. The author, who studied the turtles between 1981 and 1984, suggests explanations for the recovery. It is likely that the Aldabra population is still well below that which thrived there before exploitation began, and with sustained conservation efforts turtle numbers could continue to increase.

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Research Article
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Oryx , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , July 1985 , pp. 146 - 150
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1985

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