Nesting biology and conservation of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Brazil, 1991/1992 to 2002/2003
Nesting biology and conservation of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Brazil, 1991/1992 to 2002/2003
Augusto C. Silva,J. C. Castilhos,Gustave G. Lopez,Paulo C. R. Barata
2007 · DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407056378
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom · 87 Citations
TLDR
The available data and biological knowledge suggest that TAMAR's conservation efforts may have contributed to the significant increase in olive ridley nesting in Sergipe and Bahia; that increase is not only of regional importance, but also of significance at the western Atlantic level.