@article {15357,
	title = {Nest site selection of loggerhead sea turtles: The case of the island of Zakynthos, W Greece},
	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.}
}
