Conservation Status of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, in Iran

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dc.contributor.authorGhaffari, Hanyeh
dc.contributor.authorTaskavak, Ertan
dc.contributor.authorKarami, Mahmood
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T20:22:28Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T20:22:28Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe Euphrates softshell turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, is one of the least known species of the Trionychidae. It is found only in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and their tributaries in Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Its range in Iran is limited to Khuzestan Province. In the course of this study (February 2002-june 2005), 16 visits were made to habitats of the species along the Karkheh, Dez, and Karoon rivers and their tributaries in Kbuzestan. During these visits 25 specimens were observed and habitat characteristics and threat factors were recorded. Habitat destruction, pollution, and fisheries interactions (intentional killing) are the main threats to the survival of this species in Iran.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipLinnaeus Fund of Chelonian Research Foundationen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by the Linnaeus Fund of Chelonian Research Foundation. We are particularly indebted to Theodore J. Pappenfus and James F. Parharn for their advice. We owe particular thanks to Barbod Safaee Mahroo for both fieldwork and collaboration. Many thanks to Asghar Mobaraki, an expert in the environmental department of Tehran, for giving valuable information. We are additionally grateful to Mohammad Zeighami, head of the department of the environment of Dezful city, and also Belizad Khosravi, head of the department of the environment of Shoosh city, for helping us in field surveys, as well as moral support. The generosity of Haji Gholi Kami is kindly appreciated and acknowledged. Thanks also to Hooshang Ziaee, Ross Kiester, Dave Lee, William McCord, Mirza Ali Shambool, and Mohsen Saviz. Special thanks to Anders Rhodin, Peter C.H. Pritchard, and 2 anonymous referees for their support and help on the manuscript.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2744/CCB-0717.1
dc.identifier.endpage229en_US
dc.identifier.issn1071-8443
dc.identifier.issn1071-8443en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage223en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-0717.1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/41902
dc.identifier.volume7en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000262490900008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChelonian Research Foundationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofChelonian Conservation and Biologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectReptiliaen_US
dc.subjectTestudinesen_US
dc.subjectTrionychidaeen_US
dc.subjectRafetus euphraticusen_US
dc.subjectMesopotamiaen_US
dc.subjectendangereden_US
dc.subjectdistributionen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjectKhuzestanen_US
dc.subjectIranen_US
dc.titleConservation Status of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, in Iranen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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