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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Turtle Conservation"”.
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Participation, social capital and gender in sea turtle conservation, northeast Brazil
"Increasing participation in conservation programs is viewed as necessary in today's world; however, more knowledge is needed regarding how to engage communities. This dissertation aims to deconstruct participation by exploring community-level social capital, gender differences, and their potential …
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Ecotoxicology and environmental education in the development of a turtle conservation program in Southeastern Tennessee
… a long-term mark-recapture study to promote the conservation of freshwater turtles in the Tennessee River Gorge (TRG). The TRG consists of a 42-kilometer stretch of the Tennessee River surrounded by 27,000 acres (11,000 hectares) and is known as the "Grand Canyon of Tennessee." In 2002, the …
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Historical Responses Of Marine Turtles To Global Climate Change And Juvenile Loggerhead Recruitment In Florida
Marine turtle conservation is most successful when it is based on sound data incorporating life history, historical population stability, and gene flow among populations. This research attempts to provide that information through two studies. In chapter I, I identify historical patterns of gene …
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Human-turtle interactions during freshwater recreational activities: Understanding risks and mitigation strategies
… and directions for effective environmental and conservation. In this thesis, we use an interdisciplinary approach to understand human-turtle interactions during water-based recreational activities in the Rideau Canal Waterway, Ontario, Canada, a site popular for recreation and home to five …
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Pusat konservasi penyu hijau di Pulau Derawan, Kalimantan Timur: Tema biomimetic architecture
… aspek fungsi dan tema. ENGLISH: The green turtle is a kind of reptile animal which is the habitat is in the sea territory along with the turtle able to survive to immigrate in the longest distance on the whole Hindia Ocean, Pasific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean territory. The population was …
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Sea turtle bycatch by the U.S. Atlantic pelagic longline fishery: A simulation modeling analysis of estimation methods
… fisheries most affecting federally protected sea turtles (Crowder and Myers 2001, Witherington et al 2009). Bycatch by fisheries is considered the main anthropogenic threat to sea turtles (NRC 1990). Accurate and precise bycatch estimates are imperative for sea turtle conservation and appropriate …
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Wildlife Road Mortality on the 1000 Islands Parkway in South Eastern Ontario: Peak Times, Hot Spots, and Mitigation Using Drainage Culverts
… found dead on the road primarily in September, turtles in June, frogs in July, and birds and mammals in June and July. The majority of turtles found on the Parkway were adult females, which may have implications for long-term population demographics and persistence. Regression tree analysis …
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Assessment of a freshwater turtle reintroduction
The history of conservation translocations goes back over a century, but reintroduction biology is a young discipline. Reintroductions often elicit criticism for attempting to restore populations without directly addressing sources of declines. However, global population declines have made …