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	journal = {Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and EcologyJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology},
	volume = {336},
	number = {2},
	year = {2006},
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	month = {2006///},
	pages = {157-162},
	abstract = {The sandy beaches of Zakynthos Island support the largest single nesting aggregation in the Mediterranean Region of the endangered loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta. The present study attempts to determine possible correlations between a series of habitat variables and nest site selection. Nesting activities, including total and nesting emergences were examined in response to the recorded biotic and abiotic variables. The results of the analysis indicate that beach width is the most critical habitat variable affecting nest site selection. Further analysis of nesting performance implies that sea turtles use multiple environmental cues for nest site selection during the different steps of the nesting processes such as emergence from the surf and nesting. Nevertheless, we caution that a detailed study needs to be conducted over a more extensive period of time to verify these suggestions. {\textcopyright} 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {CART, Mediterranean, Nest site selection, Nesting activities, Nesting success, Reptilia, sea turtles, Zakynthos Island},
	author = {Mazaris, A.D. and Matsinos, Y.G. and Margaritoulis, D.}
}
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	journal = {Zoology in the Middle EastZoology in the Middle East},
	volume = {24},
	year = {2001},
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	month = {2001///},
	pages = {75-90},
	abstract = {Standardized ground surveys over six nesting seasons (1984-1989) along 42 km of beach at Kyparissia Bay, western Peloponnesus (Greece) revealed uneven spatial distribution in the nesting activity of the Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta. Further surveys (1990-2000) at the most turtle-frequented part of the bay and the inclusion of a new beach sector have led to the determination of a 9.5 km core area where about 84\% of the total nesting effort concentrates with an average nesting density of 60.6 nests/km/season. The average nesting effort along the bay is estimated at about 620 nests/season and therefore Kyparissia Bay is considered the second most turtle-frequented nesting area in the Mediterranean after Zakynthos. In the course of seventeen seasons (1984-2000) no distinguishable trend in the annual number of nests has been detected, albeit the great annual fluctuations (reaching 324\%) may hide it. Although the duration of the nesting season (82.7 days on the average) seems similar to respective values in Turkey and Cyprus, the start and end dates of nesting occur later than in the eastern beaches. Nesting success (i.e. percentage of emergences resulting in nests) decreases as the season progresses. Monthly distribution of nesting shows that 61.5\% of nests at Kyparissia Bay are made in July and August, in contrast to nesting beaches in Turkey where the main bulk of nests are made in May and June. This geographical variation must be taken into account while planning and implementing regional management schemes in the Mediterranean.},
	keywords = {Marine turtles, Mediterranean, Nesting density, Nesting success, Reptilia, sea turtle},
	author = {Margaritoulis, D. and Rees, A.F.}
}
