Table of Contents Abstract.............................................................................................................................................I Acknowledgements..........................................................................................................................II Table of Contents............................................................................................................................III List of Figures..................................................................................................................................VI List of Tables...................................................................................................................................VII Chapter 1 1.0 Introduction 1.0.1
Background information.........................................................................................1
1.0.2
Problems facing Tobago’s nesting population........................................................1
1.0.3
Declining population worldwide............................................................................2
1.0.4
Two key nesting beaches on Tobago: Turtle Beach (TB) and Back Bay (BB)..........3
1.1 Problems and issues 1.1.1
Development and artificial lighting........................................................................4
1.1.2
Climate change, rainfall and temperature changes...............................................6
1.1.3
Poaching and harvesting........................................................................................8
1.1.4
Effects of fisheries and litter on and off beaches...................................................9
1.1.5
Increased risk of predation...................................................................................11
1.2 Preventative measures 1.2.1
Education and culture..........................................................................................12
1.2.2
Law and legislation...............................................................................................14
1.2.3
Present conservation strategies...........................................................................15
1.3 Aims and hypothesis.......................................................................................................17 1.3.1
Null hypothesis (H0).............................................................................................18
1.3.2
Alternative hypothesis (H1)..................................................................................18
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