@article{fdi:010087392,
  title = {{O}live ridley turtle {L}epidochelys olivacea in {F}rench {G}uiana : back from the brink of regional extirpation ?},
  author = {{K}elle, {L}. and {G}ratiot, {N}icolas and {T}hoisy de, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he estimated number of olive ridley marine turtles {L}epidochelys olivacea nesting annually in 2002-2007 in {F}rench {G}uiana was 1,716-3,257, the highest ever recorded in the country and similar to nesting numbers recorded in neighbouring {S}uriname c. 40 years ago, where the species has now severely declined. {A} shift of nesting females from {S}uriname to {F}rench {G}uiana beaches and improvement of nationwide marine turtle monitoring appear to be the most plausible explanations for the current high level of nesting recorded in {F}rench {G}uiana. {T}he species' nesting status in {F}rench {G}uiana therefore appears less critical than previously documented but ongoing threats suggest the need to reinforce regional conservation efforts in the {W}est {A}tlantic.},
  keywords = {{C}onservation status ; {F}rench {G}uiana ; {L}epidochelys olivacea ; olive ridley ; marine turtle ; {S}uriname},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}ryx},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {243--246},
  ISSN = {0030-6053},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0030605309001793},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087392},
}