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Title Natural and anthropogenic threats to olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) at the rushikulya rookery of Orissa coast, India
 
Creator Tripathy, Basudev
Rajasekhar, P S
 
Subject Lepidochelys olivacea
Threat
Fishing
Casuarina plantation
Erosion
Rushikulya
Orissa
 
Description 439-443
An assessment of various threats to the olive ridley turtles at Rushikulya rookery of Orissa in India was investigated during 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. Data on adult mortality, predation of eggs and juveniles, beach erosion and Casuarina plantation along the beach were collected. Turtle mortality was low at Rushikulya compared to rest of the Orissa coast. However, other anthropogenic pressures such as Casuarina plantation close to high tide level, beach erosion and artificial illumination that have emerged as visible threats at this rookery. Protection of nests and minimization of artificial illumination are some of the immediate steps required for safeguarding sea turtles at the Rushikulya rookery.
 
Date 2010-01-05T11:44:22Z
2010-01-05T11:44:22Z
2009-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7081
 
Language en_US
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source IJMS Vol.38(4) [December 2009]