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1 141 Allen, L. 1994. Cast ashore: Florida's sea turtles search for a safe haven. Nature Conservancy 44(3):16–23.
2 280 Anonymous. 1976. Stolen leatherback is saved. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Florida Conservation News 11(8):4–5.
3 336 Anonymous. 1985. Field notes. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, The Skimmer 1(2):5.
4 360 Anonymous. 1987. Regional news: Region 4. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin 12(1):8.
5 371 Anonymous. 1988. Regional news: Region 4. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin 13(2):9.
6 454 Anonymous. 1993. Coastal development threatens the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 63:28–29.
7 463 Anonymous. 1993. Officials plan breaks during srimping [sic] season to protect leatherback turtles. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (June):28.
8 492 Anonymous. 1994. Funding allocated for Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 64:26.
9 543 Anonymous. 1999. South Florida multi-species recovery plan. Prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 2172pp.
10 9342 Anonymous. 2011. News & notes: Florida sea turtles have productive 2010 nesting season. Florida Wildlife 64(1):13.
11 576 Appelson, G. 2000. Leatherbacks and shrimp—a deadly recipe. Herp Herald, Newsletter of the Gainesville Herpetological Society 17(1):13, 18.
12 706 Bacon, P. R. 1981. The status of sea turtle stocks management in the western central Atlantic. WECAF Study No. 7. 38pp.
13 707 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.
14 714 Bagley, D. A., L. T. Uong, and L. M. Ehrhart. 1998. Marine turtle nesting in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in 1996: a new record for leatherbacks. Pages 130–131 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.
15 1089 Boulon, R. H., K. Eckert, J. Richardson, C. Rogers, and J. Collazo. 1992. Recovery plan for leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 76pp.
16 1148 Breininger, D. R., M. J. Barkaszi, R. B. Smith, D. M. Oddy, and J. A. Provancha. 1998. Prioritizing wildlife taxa for biological diversity conservation at the local scale. Environmental Management 22:315–321.
17 7038 Brost, B., and A. Meylan. 2003. Florida's statewide nesting beach survey program. Page 89 (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.
18 9227 Burney, C. M., and L. J. Wright. 2009. Sea turtle conservation program Broward County, Florida. Technical Report EPD 09-01. Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. 52 pp.
19 9226 Burney, C. M., and L. J. Wright. 2010. Sea turtle conservation program Broward County, Florida. Technical Report EPD 10-01. Broward County Natural Resource Planning and Management Division, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. 50 pp.
20 1237 Burney, C., and C. Mattison. 1992. Sea turtle conservation program Broward County, Florida. 1992 report. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Biological Resources Division, Marine Resources Section, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. 52pp.
21 1353 Cantwell, S. J. 1993. Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: an update. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 61:72–73.
22 1435 Carr, A. F., Jr., D. R. Jackson, and J. B. Iverson. 1977. Marine turtles. Pages XIV1–XIV45 in A summary and analysis of environmental information on the Continental Shelf and Blake Plateau from Cape Hatteras to Cape Canaveral. Volume 1, Book 3. Center for Natural Areas, South Gardiner, Maine, USA.
23 8791 Child, K. J., K. W. Rusenko, and R. Newman. 2008. Analysis of sea turtle strandings in southern Palm Beach County (1980–2006) using GIS and Spatial Analyst. Page 205 (abstract) in A. F. Rees, M. Frick, A. Panagopoulou, and K. Williams, compilers. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-569.
24 1624 Coston-Clemens, L., and D. E. Hoss. 1983. Synopsis of data on the impact of habitat alteration on sea turtles around the southeastern United States. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-117, Southeast Fisheries Center, Beaufort Laboratory, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA. 57pp.
25 1754 DeFreese, D., and S. MacPherson. 1998. Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge. Endangered Species Bulletin 23(1):22–23.
26 1801 Dickerson, D. D., and D. A. Nelson. 1989. Recent results on hatchling orientation responses to light wavelengths and intensities. Pages 41–43 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.
27 8792 Eaton, C., E. McMichael, B. Witherington, A. Foley, R. Hardy, and A. Meylan. 2008. Developing a statewide program of in-water monitoring of sea turtles in Florida. Page 208 (abstract) in A. F. Rees, M. Frick, A. Panagopoulou, and K. Williams, compilers. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-569.
28 7573 Engeman, R. M., R. E. Martin, B. Constantin, R. Noel, and J. Woolard. 2003. Monitoring predators to optimize their management for marine turtle nest protection. Biological Conservation 113:171–178.
29 2382 Fletemeyer, J. R. 1986. Sea turtle conservation project Broward County, Florida, 1986 report. Broward County Erosion District, Environmental Quality Control Board, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. 30pp.
30 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.
31 2877 Harris, B. A., W. J. Conley, and J. A. Huff. 1984. The status of Florida's nesting sea turtle populations from 1979 through 1983. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Marine Research, and Florida Institute of Oceanography, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. 26pp.
32 9999 Harris, H., S. Benson, M. James, K. Martin, B. Stacy, C. Innis, J. Cavin, P. Daoust, P. Rist, T. Work, G. Balazs, and J. Seminoff. 2013. Validation of ultrasonography as a noninvasive diagnostic tool to measure subcutaneous fat depth in leatherback turtles. Pages 11–12 (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.
33 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.
34 3065 Hipes, D., D. R. Jackson, K. NeSmith, D. Printiss, and K. Brandt. 2001. Field guide to the rare animals of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
35 3283 Jackson, D. R., E. E. Possardt, and L. M. Ehrhart. 1988. A joint effort to acquire critical sea turtle nesting habitat in east-central Florida. Pages 39–41 in B. A. Schroeder, compiler. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-214.
36 3359 Johnson, A. F., and M. G. Barbour. 1990. Dunes and maritime forests. Pages 429–480 in R. L. Myers and J. J. Ewel, editors. Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida Press, Orlando, Florida, USA.
37 7740 Koeppel, C., and B. E. Witherington. 2005. Temporal trends in twelve years of sea turtle nesting at index nesting beaches in Florida, USA. Pages 215–216 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.
38 3860 Lowe, D. W., J. R. Matthews, and C. J. Moseley, editors. 1990. The official World Wildlife Fund guide to endangered species of North America. Beacham, Washington, D.C., USA. 1180pp.
39 3874 Lund, F. 1978. Atlantic leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea (Linnaeus). Pages 54–55 in R. W. McDiarmid, editor. Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume 3. Amphibians and reptiles. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
40 3904 Mager, A., Jr. 1985. Five-year status reviews of sea turtles listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. National Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, D.C., USA. 90pp.
41 3975 Mauck, K., and J. Fletemeyer. 1986. 1986 Delray Beach sea turtle conservation report. Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, Office of Coastal Zone Management, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 13pp.
42 8266 Meylan, P. A. 2006. Introduction to the leatherback turtles: Family Dermochelyidae. Pages 142–143 in P. A. Meylan, editor. Biology and conservation of Florida turtles. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 3.
43 4308 Miller, J. B. 1996. Florida Park Service marine turtle nesting data: six year nesting summary and 1995 nesting report. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Resource Management Notes 8(1):19–20.
44 4577 National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1992. Recovery plan for leatherback turtles in the U.S. Caribbean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico. National Marine Fisheries Service, Washingon, D.C., USA. 65pp.
45 8127 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1999. Sea turtle conservation; shrimp trawling requirements. Federal Register 64:69416–69418.
46 8126 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2001. Sea turtle conservation; shrimp trawling requirements. Federal Register 66:24287–24290.
47 4581 National Research Council. 1990. Decline of the sea turtles: causes and prevention. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 280pp
48 9891 Perrault, J. R., D. L. Miller, J. Garner, and J. Wyneken. 2013. Mercury and selenium concentrations in leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea): population comparisons, implications for reproductive success, hazard quotients and directions for future research. Science of The Total Environment 463:61–71.
49 4929 Poole, L. K. 1987. Turtles and TEDs. ENFO (Florida Conservation Foundation) 87(2):1–5.
50 4938 Possardt, E. 1988. Sea turtle conservation in the southeastern continental United States. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin 13(8):1, 3–5.
51 4939 Possardt, E. E. 1991. A conservation program for sea turtles in the southeastern continental United States. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 62:35–47.
52 4989 Pritchard, P. C. H. 1992. Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli). Pages 214–218 in P. E. Moler, editor. Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume III. Amphibians and reptiles. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
53 4993 Pritchard, P. C. H. 1995. Know your sea turtles. Florida Naturalist 68(4):20–21.
54 5185 Ross, J. P. 1995. Historical decline of loggerhead, ridley, and leatherback sea turtles. Pages 189–195 in K. A. Bjorndal, editor. Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Revised edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
55 5232 Rudloe, J. 1979. Time of the turtle. Penguin Books, New York, New York, USA. 273pp.
56 5347 Schroeder, B. A. 1987. 1986 annual report of the sea turtle stranding and salvage network Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States January–December 1986. National Marine Fisheries Service, Coastal Research Division Contribution No. CRD 87/88-12. 45pp.
57 8881 Science Applications International Corporation. 2006. Final threatened and endangered species component plan. Prepared for Department of the Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 254pp.
58 8882 Science Applications International Corporation. 2007. Final integrated natural resources management plan. Prepared for Department of the Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 222pp.
59 5390 Seaborn, G. T., and M. K. Moore. 1994. Unscrambling eggs: a biochemical method of species identification to aid in the prosecution of marine turtle egg poachers. Page 162 (abstract) 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.
60 5444 Sheppard, C., editor. 1998. Recovery plan for south Florida's endangered species. Marine Pollution Bulletin 36:179.
61 8551 Stewart, K. R. 2007. Establishment and growth of a sea turtle rookery: the population biology of the leatherback in Florida. Dissertation, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. 129pp.
62 10283 Stewart, K. R., K. J. Martin, C. Johnson, N. Desjardin, S. A. Eckert, and L. B. Crowder. 2014. Increased nesting, good survival and variable site fidelity for leatherback turtles in Florida, USA. Biological Conservation 176:117–125.
63 8267 Stewart, K., and C. Johnson. 2006. Dermochelys coriacea – leatherback sea turtle. Pages 144–157 in P. A. Meylan, editor. Biology and conservation of Florida turtles. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 3.
64 9361 Stewart, K., M. Sims, A. Meylan, B. Witherington, B. Brost, and L. B. Crowder. 2011. Leatherback nests increasing significantly in Florida, USA; trends assessed over 30 years using multilevel modeling. Ecological Applications 21:263−273.
65 5720 Swain, H. M. 1995. Reconciling rarity and representation: a review of listed species in the Indian River Lagoon. Bulletin of Marine Science 57:252–266.
66 8782 Trindell, R. N., D. Gallagher, M. Conti, K. Bender, and J. Fleiger. 2008. Nest relocation on Florida's urban beaches: when less is more. Pages 112–113 (abstract) in A. F. Rees, M. Frick, A. Panagopoulou, and K. Williams, compilers. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-569.
67 5920 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1980. Selected vertebrate endangered species of the seacoast of the United States: leatherback sea turtle. Biological Services Program, FWS/OBS-80/01.12. 7pp.
68 8876 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2007. Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). North Florida Field Office, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. 1p.
69 5954 Van Meter, V. B. n.d. Florida's sea turtles. Florida Power and Light Company, Miami, Florida, USA. 46pp.
70 6215 Witham, R. 1995. Disruption of sea turtle habitat with emphasis on human influence. Pages 519–522 in K. A. Bjorndal, editor. Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Revised edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
71 6245 Witherington, B. E., and C. M. Koeppel. 2000. Sea turtle nesting in Florida, USA, during the decade 1989–1998: an analysis of trends. Pages 94–96 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.
72 7720 Wyneken, J., S. Epperly, and B. Witherington. 2005. The leatherback in U.S. East Coast waters: abundance, seasonality, anthropogenic mortality and management. Pages 13–15 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.

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