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1 10024 Vaughan, J. R. 2009. Evaluation of length distributions and growth variance to improve assessment of the loggerhead sea turtle, (Caretta caretta). M.S. Thesis, Oregon State Universit Corvallis, Oregon, USA. 71pp.
2 28 Addison, D. S., and S. Henricy. 1994. A comparison of galvanized wire mesh cages vs flat chain-link screen in preventing Procyon lotor depredation of Caretta caretta nests. Page 174 (abstract) in K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, D. A. Johnson, and P. J. Eliazar, compilers. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-351.
3 54 Alicea, A. R., A. L. Chambers, K. M. Herpich, and J. A. Provancha. 2000. Nesting activity of marine turtles on Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, 1984–1998. Pages 278–280 in H. J. Kalb and T. Wibbels, compilers. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-443.
4 507 Anonymous. 1995. Erin takes shattering toll on turtle nests (Vero Beach). Reprinted from Sun Sentinel in Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter 12(5):22–23.
5 7728 Arendt, M. D., B. W. Stender, A. Segars, D. M. Owens, and J. D. Whitaker. 2005. Morphometric measurements and sex of trawl-caught sea turtles from the Southeast Coast, USA. Page 96–97 in M. S. Coyne and R. D. Clark, compilers. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-528.
6 8818 Arendt, M. D., D. W. Whitaker, P. P. Maier, and A. Segars. 2008. Descriptive observations from recaptured loggerheads in the Southeast United States. Page 112 (abstract) in R. B. Mast, B. J. Hutchinson, and A. H. Hutchinson, compilers. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-567.
7 10107 Arendt, M. D., J. A. Schwenter, J. Boynton, L. L. Segars, J. I. Byrd, J. D. Whitaker, and L. Parker. 2012. Temporal trends (2000–2011) and influences on fishery-independent catch rates for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) at an important coastal foraging region in the southeastern United States. Fishery Bulletin 110.4:470.
8 628 Atencio, D. E. 1994. Marine turtle nesting activity on Eglin AFB, Florida, 1987–1992. Pages 201–204 in B. A. Schroeder and B. E. Witherington, compilers. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-341.
9 707 Bacon, P. R., F. Berry, K. Bjorndal, H. Hirth, L. Ogren, and M. Weber, editors. 1984. Proceedings of the western Atlantic turtle symposium. RSMAS Publication, Miami, Florida, USA. Volume 1, 306pp.; Volume 2, 318pp.; Volume 3, 514pp.
10 710 Bagley, D. A., T. J. Cascio, R. D. Owen, S. A. Johnson, and L. M. Ehrhart. 1994. Marine turtle nesting at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; 1987–1993: trends and issues. Pages 180–183 in K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, D. A. Johnson, and P. J. Eliazar, compilers. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-351.
11 9983 Bagley, D. A., W. E. Redfoot, and L. M. Ehrhart. 2013. Marine turtle nesting at the Archie Carr NWR: are loggerheads making a comeback? Page 167 (abstract) in T. Tucker, L. Belskis, A. Panagopoulou, A. Rees, M. Frick, K. Williams, R. LeRoux, and K. Stewart, compilers. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.
12 7625 Blair, K. 2005. Determination of sex ratios and their relationship to nest temperature of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta, L.) hatchlings produced along the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. M.S. Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. 89pp.
13 8339 Blair, K., L. Stokes, J. Marsh, C. Baird, J. Wyneken, T. Wibbles, and L. Crowder. 2006. Determination of the sex ratios of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta, L.) hatclings produced along the southeastern Atlantic Coast. Page 169 (abstract) in N. J. Pilcher, compiler. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-536.
14 1072 Bolten, A. B., K. A. Bjorndal, and H. R. Martins. 1994. Life history model for the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Atlantic: potential impacts of a longline fishery. Pages 48–55 in G. H. Balazs and S. G. Pooley, editors. Research plan to assess marine turtle hooking mortality. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-201, Honolulu Laboratory, Hawaii, USA.
15 1071 Bolten, A. B., K. A. Bjorndal, P. J. Eliazar, and L. F. Gregory. 1994. Seasonal abundance, size distribution, and blood biochemical values of loggerheads (Caretta caretta) in Port Canaveral Ship Channel, Florida. In U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-353.
16 1065 Bolten, A., and K. Bjorndal. 1991. Distribution and population structure of sea turtles inhabiting the Cape Canaveral entrance channel (RWO 62). Page 9 (abstract) in Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Report—January–December 1990, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
17 1067 Bolten, A., and K. Bjorndal. 1991. Sea turtles inhabiting the Kings Bay–St. Marys entrance channel: distribution and population structure (RWO 72). Pages 11–12 (abstract) in Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Report—January–December 1990, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
18 1153 Bresette, M., J. Gorham, and B. Perry. 2000. Preliminary survey of sea turtles in the southern region of the Indian River Lagoon system. Florida Scientist 63(Supplement 1):43–44 (abstract).
19 1274 Butler, R. W., W. A. Nelson, and T. A. Henwood. 1987. A trawl survey method for estimating loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, abundance in five eastern Florida channels and inlets. U.S. National Marine Service Fishery Bulletin 85:447–454.
20 1376 Carr, A. 1989. Nondegradable marine debris and sea turtle survival. Underwater Naturalist 18:4–9.
21 1419 Carr, A. F., Jr. 1972. Great reptiles, great enigmas. Audubon Magazine 74(2):24–35.
22 1573 Committee on Sea Turtle Conservation. 1990. Decline of the sea turtles: causes and prevention. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., USA. 259pp.
23 1730 Davis, P. W., P. S. Mikkelsen, J. Homcy, and P. J. Dowd. 1994. Sea turtle nesting activity at Jupiter/Carlin Parks in northern Palm Beach County, Florida. Pages 217–220 in B. A. Schroeder and B. E. Witherington, compilers. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-341.
24 2166 Ehrhart, L. M. 1976. Studies of marine turtles at KSC and an annotated list of amphibians and reptiles of Merritt Island. Office of Graduate Studies and Research, Florida Technological University, Orlando, Florida, USA. 119pp.
25 2168 Ehrhart, L. M. 1977. Marine turtle studies. Pages 1–91 in A continuation of baseline studies for environmentally monitoring space transportation systems (STS) at John F. Kennedy Space Center. Annual Report to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, Contract No. NASA 10-8986.
26 2170 Ehrhart, L. M. 1979. Patterns of sea turtle mortality on the east-central Florida coast. Florida Scientist 42(Supplement 1):26 (abstract).
27 2175 Ehrhart, L. M. 1981. Marine turtle mortality on the east-central Florida coast in 1980. Florida Scientist 44(Supplement 1):36 (abstract).
28 2177 Ehrhart, L. M. 1983. Marine turtles of the Indian River lagoon system. Florida Scientist 46:337–346.
29 2178 Ehrhart, L. M. 1984. Structure and status of loggerhead and green turtle populations in the central region of the Indian River, Florida. Page 108 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Combined Meeting of the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 32nd Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, and 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 28 July–3 August 1984, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
30 2179 Ehrhart, L. M. 1985. Characterization of loggerhead and green turtle populations in the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida, with comments on use of the terms, "juvenile" and "subadult." American Zoologist 25:106A (abstract).
31 2187 Ehrhart, L. M. 2000. Is conservation working? The Melbourne Beach–Carr Refuge experience. Pages 44–47 in H. J. Kalb and T. Wibbels, compilers. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-443.
32 2202 Ehrhart, L. M., and B. E. Witherington. 1986. The role of juveniles and subadults in the ecologic geography of Florida loggerheads and green turtles: evidence from the central region of the Indian River. Florida Scientist 49(Supplement 1):38 (abstract).
33 2198 Ehrhart, L. M., and W. E. Redfoot. 1995. Composition and status of the marine turtle assemblage of the Indian River Lagoon system. Bulletin of Marine Science 57:279–280.
34 2199 Ehrhart, L. M., W. E. Redfoot, and D. A. Bagley. 1996. A study of the population ecology of in-water marine turtle populations on the east-central Florida coast from 1982–96. Comprehensive Final Report to the U.S. Department of Commerce-NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, Florida, USA. Purchase Order No. 40GENF50015. 164pp.
35 8536 Ehrhart, L. M., W. E. Redfoot, and D. A. Bagley. 2007. Marine turtles of the central region of the Indian River Lagoon system. Florida Scientist 70:415–434.
36 2163 Ehrhart, L., and B. Redfoot. 2000. UCF marine turtle research—Indian River Lagoon and near-shore worm reefs. Pages 47–48 in K. A. Bjorndal and A. B. Bolten, editors. Proceedings of a workshop assessing turtle abundance and trends for in-water sea turtle populations. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-445.
37 2283 Ernest, R. G., R. E. Martin, N. Williams-Walls, and J. R. Wilcox. 1989. Population dynamics of sea turtles utilizing shallow coastal waters off Hutchinson Island, Florida. Pages 57–59 in S. A. Eckert, K. L. Eckert, and T. H. Richardson, compilers. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-232.
38 2439 Foley, A. M., J. K. Edwards, and G. Carnall. 1995. Utilization of atypical habitat for nesting by Caretta caretta: the unrecognized importance of low relief mangrove islands. Pages 31–34 in J. I. Richardson and T. H. Richardson, compilers. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-361.
39 2446 Foote, J. J., N. L. Park, and J. M. Sprinkel. 1998. An increase in marine turtle deaths along the west central coast of Florida: (1995–1996): is red tide the culprit? Pages 180–182 in S. P. Epperly and J. Braun, compilers. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-415.
40 2505 Frazer, N. B. 1983. Demography and life history evolution of the Atlantic loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. 233pp.
41 2507 Frazer, N. B. 1987. Preliminary estimates of survivorship for wild juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Journal of Herpetology 21:232–235.
42 7474 Frazer, N. B. 1995. Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. Pages 1–23 in P. T. Plotkin, editor. National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service status reviews for sea turtles listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. 139pp.
43 2528 Fritts, T. H., A. B. Irvine, R. D. Jennings, L. A. Collum, W. Hoffman, and M. A. McGehee. 1983. Turtles, birds, and mammals in the northern Gulf of Mexico and nearby Atlantic waters. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of Biological Services FWS/OBS-82/65. 455pp.
44 2584 George, D. H., A. L. Leach, and M. A. Mercadante. 1994. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station sea turtle preservation program. Pages 225–228 in K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, D. A. Johnson, and P. J. Eliazar, compilers. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-351.
45 2615 Glenn, L. 1998. The consequences of human manipulation of the coastal environment on hatchling loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Pages 58–59 in R. Byles and Y. Fernandez, compilers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-412.
46 2722 Grand, J., and S. R. Beissinger. 1997. When relocation of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests becomes a useful strategy. Journal of Herpetology 31:428–434.
47 2805 Guseman, J. L., and L. M. Ehrhart. 1990. Preliminary assessment of a marine turtle population inhabiting the sabellariid reefs off of Indian River County, Florida, with comparisons to a nearby lagoon population. Florida Scientist 53(Supplement 1):23 (abstract).
48 2856 Hanson, J., T. Wibbels, and R. E. Martin. 1998. Predicted sex ratios of hatchling loggerhead sea turtles from a Florida nesting beach. American Zoologist 37(5):38A (Abstract).
49 2977 Helmstetter, A., and D. Atencio. 1997. Eglin Air Force Base and sea turtle nesting: a success story. University of Michigan School of Natural Resources, Endangered Species Update 14(9 & 10):3–5.
50 2989 Henwood, T. A. 1981. Loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, captured in Port Canaveral, August through November 1980. ASB Bulletin 28:95 (abstract).
51 2992 Henwood, T. A. 1987. Sea turtles of the southeastern United States, with emphasis on the life history and population dynamics of the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta. Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 181pp.
52 2993 Henwood, T. A. 1987. Size, sex, and seasonal variations in loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, aggregations at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Page 27 (abstract) in NOAA Technical Report NMFS 53.
53 2988 Henwood, T. A. n.d. Size, sex and seasonal variations in loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) aggregations of Cape Canaveral, Florida, with notes on occurrence of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Kemps ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempi). National Marine Fisheries Service. (Unpublished Report)
54 3029 Hildebrand, H. H. 1995. A historical review of the status of sea turtle populations in the western Gulf of Mexico. Pages 447–453 in K. A. Bjorndal, editor. Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Revised edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
55 3133 Horton, M. 1990. Factors affecting loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) production on Wabasso Beach, Florida. Pages 3–6 in T. H. Richardson, J. I. Richardson, and M. Donnelly, compilers. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-278.
56 3412 Jordan, E. R. 1994. Effects of a nest screening program on racoon predation of sea turtle eggs at Canaveral National Seashore. Pages 66–67 in K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, D. A. Johnson, and P. J. Eliazar, compilers. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-351.
57 7883 Krahe, H. B. 2005. Impact of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) on two species of sea turtle hatchlings. M.S. Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. 42pp.
58 7055 Krahe, H. B., J. K. Wetterer, and L. D. Wood. 2003. Impact of fire ant stings on sea turtle hatchling survival. Pages 211–212 in J. A. Seminoff, compiler. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-503.
59 7029 Kubis, S. A., W. E. Redfoot, D. A. Bagley, and L. M. Ehrhart. 2003. Changes in relative abundance and population structure of immature marine turtles in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida over the past 20 years. Page 3 (abstract) in J. A. Seminoff, compiler. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-503.
60 9994 Lamont, M. M., I. Fujisaki, and R. R. Carthy. 2013. Estimating demographic parameters of loggerhead turtles nesting in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Pages 230–321 (abstract) in T. Tucker, L. Belskis, A. Panagopoulou, A. Rees, M. Frick, K. Williams, R. LeRoux, and K. Stewart, compilers. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-645.
61 9770 Layton, J. E., T. Wibbels, E. Jacobson, and M. Bresette. 2012. Utilization of testosterone RIA to evaluate the sex ratio of juvenile loggerheads inhabitatin the Atlantic coastal waters of Florida. Pages 216–217 (abstract) in T. T. Jones and B. P. Wallace, compilers. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-631.
62 3708 LeBuff, C. R., Jr. 1990. The loggerhead turtle in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Caretta Research, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. 216pp.
63 3770 Lewis, T. E., G. O. Bailey, and H. L. Edmiston. 1994. Effects of predator control on sea turtle nest success on the barrier islands of Apalachicola Bay. Pages 242–245 in K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, D. A. Johnson, and P. J. Eliazar, compilers. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-351.
64 9735 Lopez-Castro, M. C., K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, and G. Kamenov. 2012. Use of trace elements to infer population connectivity in marine environments: getting the good from the bad? Pages 160–161 (abstract) in L. Belskis, M. Frick, A. Panagopoulou, A. F. Rees, and K. Williams, compilers. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-630.
65 8172 Lowers, R., J. Provancha, M. Mota, K. Holloway-Adkins, D. Scheidt, and E. Reyier. Trends in sea turtle abundance in Mosquito Lagoon and preliminary data from the passive acoustic monitoring network. Pages 35–36 (abstract) in 5th Workshop on Salt Marsh Management and Research and 4th Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, 15–17 February 2005, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
66 8160 Makowski, C., L. Fisher, C. Kruempel, and M. Salmon. 2006. “Turtle tows”: monitoring protocol for assessing in-water effects of beach construction on sea turtle populations along nearshore reef habitats. Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental Protection, Biological Resources Division, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. 13pp.
67 3948 Martin, R. E., R. G. Ernest, N. W. Walls, and J. R. Wilcox. 1989. Size distribution and seasonal abundance of loggerhead and green turtles in nearshore waters off Hutchinson Island, Florida. Pages 334–335 in L. Ogren, F. Berry, K. Bjorndal, H. Kumpf. R. Mast, G. Medina, H. Reichart, and R. Witham, editors. Proceedings of the Second Western Atlantic Turtle Symposium. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-226.
68 4213 Mendonca, M. T., and L. M. Ehrhart. 1978. Preliminary findings of population structure and movements in a lagoonal sea turtle population. ASB Bulletin 25:74 (abstract).
69 4214 Mendonca, M. T., and L. M. Ehrhart. 1982. Activity, population size and structure of immature Chelonia mydas and Caretta caretta in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Copeia 1982:161–167.
70 8112 Meylan, A. B., B. E. Witherington, B. Brost, R. Rivero, and Paul S. Kubilis. 2006. Sea turtle nesting in Florida, USA: assessments of abundance and trends for regionall significant populations of Caretta, Chelonia, and Dermochelys. Pages 306–307 (abstract) in M. Frick, A. Panagopoulou, A. F. Rees, and K. Williams, compilers. Book of abstracts of the 26th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society, Athens, Greece.
71 4272 Meylan, A., B. Schroeder, and A. Mosier. 1995. Sea turtle nesting activity in the State of Florida 1979–1992. Florida Marine Research Publication No. 52. 51pp.
72 4324 Milton, S. L., S. Leone-Kabler, A. A. Schulman, and P. L. Lutz. 1994. Effects of Hurricane Andrew on the sea turtle nesting beaches of south Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 54:974–981.
73 9533 Mosier, A. 2009. Notes from the field: marine turtle research. FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Field Notes No. 51:4.
74 7033 Mota, M., K. Holloway-Adkins, and J. Provancha. 2003. Changes in loggerhead demography after 25 years of nesting on the east coast of Florida. Page 23 (abstract) iin J. A. Seminoff, compiler. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-503.
75 8176 Mota, M., K. Holloway-Adkins, and J. Stine. 2002. Changes in loggerhead demography after 25 years of nesting on the east coast of Florida. Page 15 (abstract) in Third Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, 6–7 August 2002, Titusville, Florida, USA.
76 4466 Mrosovsky, N. 1988. Pivotal temperatures for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from northern and southern nesting beaches. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66:661–669.
77 4469 Mrosovsky, N., and J. Provancha. 1989. Sex ratio of loggerhead sea turtles hatching on a Florida beach. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67:2533–2539.
78 4481 Mullin, K. 2000. Estimates of sea turtle abundance from aerial surveys. Pages 66–70 in K. A. Bjorndal and A. B. Bolten, editors. Proceedings of a workshop assessing turtle abundance and trends for in-water sea turtle populations. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-445.
79 9102 National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2008. Recovery plan for the Northwest Atlantic population of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Second revision. National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. 325pp.
80 4581 National Research Council. 1990. Decline of the sea turtles: causes and prevention. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 280pp
81 4641 Nelson, D. A. 1988. Life history and environmental requirements of loggerhead turtles. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Report 88(23), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers TREL-86-2 (revised). 34pp.
82 4644 Nelson, D. A., S. Blair, and T. S. Gross. 1998. Preliminary assessment of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) nest sex rations of nests incubated in aragonite sand. Pages 110–112 in R. Byles and Y. Fernandez, compilers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-412.
83 4672 Nicholas, M. A., A. R. Jacks, and R. G. Hoggard. 1998. Sea turtle nest monitoring and hurricane impacts within Gulf Islands National Seashore's Florida District. Pages 250–251 in S. P. Epperly and J. Braun, compilers. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-415.
84 4780 Owen, R. D., M. K. Woody, S. A. Johnson, J. L. Guseman, W. E. Redfoot, and L. M. Ehrhart. 1995. Loggerhead nesting at the Archie Carr NWR: relating 1991 results to long-term trends. Pages 224–225 in J. I. Richardson and T. H. Richardson, compilers. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-361.
85 4777 Owen, R. D., S. A. Johnson, J. L. Prusak, W. E. Redfoot, and L. M. Ehrhart. 1994. Marine turtle activity at the Archie Carr NWR in 1992: a third consecutive year of above-average loggerhead activity and the best season on record for the Florida green turtle. Pages 256–258 in B. A. Schroeder and B. E. Witherington, compilers. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-341.
86 4778 Owen, R. D., S. A. Johnson, W. E. Redfoot, and L. M. Ehrhart. 1994. Marine turtle nest production and reproductive success at Archie Carr NWR: 1982–1993. Pages 109–111 in K. A. Bjorndal, A. B. Bolten, D. A. Johnson, and P. J. Eliazar, compilers. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-351.
87 9391 Phillips, K. 2011. Beyond the beach: population trends and foraging site selection of a Florida loggerhead nesting assemblage. M.S. Thesis, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA. 57pp.
88 9771 Phillips, K. 2012. Beyond the beach: population trends and foraging site selection of a loggerhead nesting assemblage. Page 226 (abstract) in T. T. Jones and B. P. Wallace, compilers. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-631.
89 5005 Provancha, J. 2000. Relative abundance of marine turtles in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Pages 53–60 in K. A. Bjorndal and A. B. Bolten, editors. Proceedings of a workshop assessing turtle abundance and trends for in-water sea turtle populations. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-445.
90 5009 Provancha, J. A., and M. A. Corsello. 1997. Multiannual sand temperatures collected at Cape Canaveral, Florida and relationships to central Florida sea turtle sex ratios. Abstract in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 77th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 45th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, and 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 26 June–2 July 1997, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
91 5012 Provancha, J. A., and N. Mrosovsky. 1988. Sex ratio of loggerhead sea turtles hatching on a Florida beach in 1986. Pages 89–90 (abstract) in B. A. Schroeder, compiler. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-214.
92 8175 Provancha, J. A., M. J. Mota, R. Lowers, D. Scheidt, and E. Reyier. 2002. Relative abundance and distribution of marine turtles inhabiting Mosquito Lagoon: summary of 2001 surveys. Page 14 (abstract) in Third Biennial Mosquito Lagoon Conference, 6–7 August 2002, Titusville, Florida, USA.
93 8113 Provancha, J. A., R. Lowers, M. Mota, K. Holloway-Adkins, E. Reyier, and D. Scheidt. 2006. Trials and tribulations of tracking sea turtles in Mosquito Lagoon–trends in abundance and results from the passive acoustic monitoring network. Pages 315–316 (abstract) in M. Frick, A. Panagopoulou, A. F. Rees, and K. Williams, compilers. Book of abstracts of the 26th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society, Athens, Greece.
94 5007 Provancha, J., and N. Mrosovsky. 1992. Estimates of loggerhead hatchling sex ratios: a five year study from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1986–1990. Page 99 (abstract) in M. Salmon and J. Wyneken, compilers. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-302.
95 5008 Provancha, J., M. J. Provancha, and C. T. Gaetz. 1984. Sea turtle nesting at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Florida Scientist 47(Supplement 1):45 (abstract).
96 5006 Provancha, J., M. Mota, R. Lowes, D. Scheidt, and M. Corsello. 1998. Relative abundance and distribution of marine turtles inhabiting Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, U.S.A. Pages 84–85 in S. P. Epperly and J. Braun, compilers. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-415.
97 5014 Provancha, M. J., P. A. Schmalzer, and C. R. Hall. 1986. Effects of the December 1983 and January 1985 freezing air temperatures on select aquatic poikilotherms and plant species of Merritt Island, Florida. Florida Scientist 49:199–212.
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