Defining the potential ecological roles of three sea turtle species (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas and Eretmochelys imbricata) along the Eastern seaboard of South Africa

Title: Defining the potential ecological roles of three sea turtle species (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas and Eretmochelys imbricata) along the Eastern seaboard of South Africa
Creator: Ramboran, Ryan
Subject: Sea turtles -- Conservation -- South Africa
Subject: Sea turtles -- Habitat -- Conservation -- South Africa Marine ecology
Date Issued: 2020
Date: 2020
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MSc
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/49343
Identifier: vital:41623
Description: Sea turtles were once key species, driving the ecosystem process and energy flows, the past loss of their ecological roles, however has resulted in reduced ecosystem functionality through food web shifts and trophic cascades. Therefore understanding the past and present ecological roles of sea turtles is identified as one of the global research priorities for sea turtle management and conservation.
Format: x,80 leaves
Format: pdf
Publisher: Nelson Mandela University
Publisher: Faculty of Science
Language: English
Rights: Nelson Mandela University

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