The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta

The shores of Cape Verde hosts one of the most important nesting populations of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta in the world, as well as important feeding grounds for hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata and green turtles Chelonia mydas. In the past few years, a number of scientific studies have d...

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Autores: Marco, Adolfo, Abella Pérez, Elena, Monzón Argüello, Catalina, Martins, Samir, Araujo, Sonia, López-Jurado, Luis Felipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
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Palabra clave:24 Ciencias de la vida
2401 Biología animal (zoología)
240116 Herpetología
240119 Zoología marina
Sea turtles
Loggerhead turtle
Green turtle
Cape Verde Islands
Reproductive biology
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spelling The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta carettaMarco, AdolfoAbella Pérez, ElenaMonzón Argüello, CatalinaMartins, SamirAraujo, SoniaLópez-Jurado, Luis Felipe24 Ciencias de la vida2401 Biología animal (zoología)240116 Herpetología240119 Zoología marinaSea turtlesLoggerhead turtleGreen turtleCape Verde IslandsReproductive biologyThe shores of Cape Verde hosts one of the most important nesting populations of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta in the world, as well as important feeding grounds for hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata and green turtles Chelonia mydas. In the past few years, a number of scientific studies have demonstrated the relevance of the waters and beaches of this archipelago for the conservation of these endangered marine megavertebrates. This article aims to bring together the most relevant scientific information published on the subject so far. In addition, we will provide an overview of the current situation of sea turtles in Cape Verde, their conservation status and their importance in an international context.20162018201620182011info:eu-repo/semantics/articleArticleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10553/18267Zoologia Caboverdiana. Sociedade Caboverdiana de Zoologia, 2011 [ISSN 2074-5737], v. 2, (1), p. 1-11reponame:accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canariainstname:InglésZoologia caboverdianainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/182672025-08-04T10:01:22Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
title The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
spellingShingle The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
Marco, Adolfo
24 Ciencias de la vida
2401 Biología animal (zoología)
240116 Herpetología
240119 Zoología marina
Sea turtles
Loggerhead turtle
Green turtle
Cape Verde Islands
Reproductive biology
title_short The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
title_full The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
title_fullStr The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
title_full_unstemmed The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
title_sort The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Marco, Adolfo
Abella Pérez, Elena
Monzón Argüello, Catalina
Martins, Samir
Araujo, Sonia
López-Jurado, Luis Felipe
author Marco, Adolfo
author_facet Marco, Adolfo
Abella Pérez, Elena
Monzón Argüello, Catalina
Martins, Samir
Araujo, Sonia
López-Jurado, Luis Felipe
author_role author
author2 Abella Pérez, Elena
Monzón Argüello, Catalina
Martins, Samir
Araujo, Sonia
López-Jurado, Luis Felipe
author2_role author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 24 Ciencias de la vida
2401 Biología animal (zoología)
240116 Herpetología
240119 Zoología marina
Sea turtles
Loggerhead turtle
Green turtle
Cape Verde Islands
Reproductive biology
topic 24 Ciencias de la vida
2401 Biología animal (zoología)
240116 Herpetología
240119 Zoología marina
Sea turtles
Loggerhead turtle
Green turtle
Cape Verde Islands
Reproductive biology
description The shores of Cape Verde hosts one of the most important nesting populations of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta in the world, as well as important feeding grounds for hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata and green turtles Chelonia mydas. In the past few years, a number of scientific studies have demonstrated the relevance of the waters and beaches of this archipelago for the conservation of these endangered marine megavertebrates. This article aims to bring together the most relevant scientific information published on the subject so far. In addition, we will provide an overview of the current situation of sea turtles in Cape Verde, their conservation status and their importance in an international context.
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