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T-PVS(2000)56: Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the Turkish Mediterranean Coast

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T-PVS (2000) 56

Plate 1: Kazanli K3 - Erosion of beach; plastic green-houses; flood-lit football cage new beach hotel.

Plate 2: Kazanli K2 – Loss of dunes and beach to coastal road (recently closed and resited inland).

Plate 2: Kazanli K1 – Loss of dunes; new buildings (note Sodachrome Factory – K4).

Plate 4: Kazanli nesting Green turtle coated in chemical waste from Sodachrome Factory

MEDASSET: Habitat Assessment of the remaining significant nesting areas for the Green Turtle ( Chelonia mydas) on the Turkish Mediterranean coast; KAZANLI, AKYATAN, and SAMANDAG (2000).

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