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The Effects Of Beach Restoration On Marine Turtles' Nesting In South Brevard County, Florida, Paul W. Raymond
The Effects Of Beach Restoration On Marine Turtles' Nesting In South Brevard County, Florida, Paul W. Raymond
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
The south Brevard coast of Florida is a major nesting ground for the Atlantic loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). A beach restoration project was completed in the winter of 1980-81 at Indialantic and Melbourne Beach. A study was conducted to investigate the effects of beach restoration on marine turtle nesting during the summer months of 1981 and 1982. A 3.1 km restored beach study area and two control beach study areas, each 3.1 km in length and consisting of natural beach sands, were established. The entire study area (9.3 km) was monitored for nesting and non-nesting emergences (false crawls) and a …