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

Authors

HARUN GÜÇLÜSOY
EMİNE SÜHENDAN KARAUZ
CEM ORKUN KIRAÇ
MURAT BİLECENOĞLU

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1405-81

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.

Keywords

Sea turtles, sea birds, marine mammals, marine biodiversity, Turkey

First Page

930

Last Page

938

Recommended Citation

GÜÇLÜSOY, HARUN; KARAUZ, EMİNE SÜHENDAN; KIRAÇ, CEM ORKUN; and BİLECENOĞLU, MURAT (2014) "Checklist of marine tetrapods (reptiles, seabirds, and mammals) of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 38: No. 6, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1405-81
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol38/iss6/11