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| Chambault, Philippine; Giraudou, Lucie; De Thoisy, Benoit; Bonola, Marc; Kelle, Laurent; Dos Reis, Virginie; Blanchard, Fabian; Le Maho, Yvon; Chevallier, Damien. |
| The identification of the inter-nesting habitat used by gravid sea turtles has become a crucial factor in their protection. Their aggregation in large groups of individuals during the inter-nesting period exposes them to increased threats to their survival - particularly along the French Guiana shield, where intense legal and illegal fisheries occur. Among the three sea turtle species nesting in French Guiana, the olive ridley appears to have the most generalist diet, showing strong behavioural plasticity according to the environment encountered. The large amounts of sediments that are continuously discharged by the Amazon River create a very unusual habitat for olive ridleys, i.e. turbid waters with low salinity. This study assesses the behavioural... |
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Palavras-chave: Lepidochelys olivacea; Equatorial Atlantic; Inter-nesting season; Behavioural synchrony; Amazon River. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00354/46507/46269.pdf |
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