Recreational Boats and Turtles: Behavioral Mismatches Result in High Rates of Injury

Recreational boats are a dominant feature of estuarine waters in the United States. Boat strike injury and mortality may have a detrimental effect on populations of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin), a keystone species in estuarine ecosystems. In Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, 11% of terrapins...

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Autores principales: Lester, Lori A., Avery, Harold W., Harrison, Andrew S., Standora, Edward A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24349269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082370

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24349269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082370

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