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Sea turtle species of the Southeast Asian countries

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2004
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Ali, Ahmad
Talib, Zulkifli
Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku
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Abstract
Six of seven species of living sea turtles in the world were confirmed to nest or inhabit the Southeast Asian waters. These are leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and flatback turtle (Natator depressus); (Kamarruddin, 1993; Soehartono, 1993; Palma, 1993; Chantrapornyl, 1993; Sukarno et al., 1993; Chantrapornsyl, 1996 and Kamarruddin e t al., 1996). All these six species are commonly found in ASEAN waters except for the flatback which are found in eastern Indonesia. The flatbacks are known to nest in Australia but the foraging areas are in the Indonesian waters.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12561/1108
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Ali, A., Talib, Z., & Yaacob, K. K. K. (2004). Sea turtle species of the Southeast Asian countries. In Z. Talib, A. Ali, K. K. K. Yaacob, & M. Mohd. Isa (Eds.), Conservation and Enhancement of Sea Turtles in the Southeast Asian Region (pp. 31-40). Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia: Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
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aquatic reptiles ASFA; taxonomy ASFA; biology ASFA; population number ASFA; rare species ASFA; resource conservation ASFA; environmental protection ASFA; Protected resources; rare resources ASFA; resource management ASFA; South East Asia; distribution AGROVOC
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