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Using the El Niño-Southern Oscillation to Predict Indo-Pacific Green Turtle Populations


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Scatter diagram of the natural logarithm of turtle numbers breeding each year at Raine Island (11º36’S, 1441’E) and Heron Island (23º26’S, 151º55’E) versus the SOI (May-April mean) two years earlier. Data from 1972-1998. SOI from National Climate Centre, Melbourne.

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