Guide to the aerial identification of sea turtles in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

Hall, April Goodman; Belskis, Lisa C.

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Guide to the aerial identification of sea turtles in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

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2012

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Guide to the aerial identification of sea turtles in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

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Personal Authors:

Hall, April Goodman ; Belskis, Lisa C. ;

Corporate Authors:

Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 633

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Description:

"This guide was created to provide program leaders a training tool to assist new observers with the identification of sea turtle species in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The guide includes a detailed physical description and photographs of each species, as well as habitat and distribution characteristics"--Preface.

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Document

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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Place as Subject:

Atlantic Coast (U.S.) ; Mexico, Gulf of ;

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