Checklist of marine tetrapods (reptiles, seabirds, and mammals) of Turkey

Güçlüsoy H., Karauz E. S., Kirac C. O., Bilecenoğlu M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol.38, no.6, pp.930-938, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/zoo-1405-81
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.930-938
  • Keywords: Sea turtles, sea birds, marine mammals, marine biodiversity, Turkey
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The occurrence of a total of 61 marine tetrapod species is presented in this paper, including 3 sea turtles, 43 sea birds, and 15 marine mammals. Distribution of each reported species along the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean, and Levantine coasts of Turkey is mentioned, associated with key references.