Hurricanes, Habitat Loss, and High Temperatures: Implications for Hawksbill Hatch Success at Buck Island Reef National Monument
Fortuna JL and Hillis Z. 1998. Hurricanes, Habitat Loss, and High Temperatures: Implications for Hawksbill Hatch Success at Buck Island Reef National Monument. Pages 172-174. In Epperly SP and Braun J: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Turtles Symposium. Orlando, FL. March 4-8, 1997. US Department of Commerce. Miami, FL
This report investigates factors that influence Hawksbill Sea Turtle nesting at Buck Island Reef National Monument. These factors include vegetation, temperature, hurricanes and human activity.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Fortuna, John; Hillis, Zandy-Marie
- Units
- BUIS
- Keywords
- Habitat, Hatch success, hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Hurricanes, Nesting, Sea Turtles, St. Croix, Temperature, Vegetation