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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Herbivore

An animal that eats mainly plants or parts of plants. Green sea turtles are primarily herbivores.

See also: carnivore

WWW References:

• A Review of the Role of the Green Turtle in Tropical Seagrass Ecosystems

Citations:

• Bjorndal, K. A. 1996. Foraging ecology and nutrition of sea turtles. - In: Lutz, P. L. and Musick, J. A. (eds.), The Biology of Sea Turtles. CRC Press, pp. 199-231.

Entered by: Michael Coyne
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2003-09-09 12:52:11
Last modified: 2007-05-11 17:01:16