1Centre for Ecological Sciences, Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
2Dakshin Foundation, Bangalore, India
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Behera, S., B. Tripathy, K. Sivakumar, B.C. Choudhury & C.S. Kar. 2013. Nesting habitat suitability for olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) at the Gahirmatha rookery, Odisha coast of India. International Journal of Conservation Science 4: 477–484.
Behera, S. K., C.S. Kar, K. Sivakumar & B.C. Choudhury. 2014. Nesting ridleys need critical protection and its high nest successes at Devi coast Odisha. Open Journal of Ocean and Coastal Sciences In press: 1-10.
Bustard H. R. & C. S. Kar. 1981. Annual nesting of the pacific ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)in Orissa, India. British Journal of Herpetology 6: 139.
Kar, C.S. 1983. Marine turtles in Andhra Pradesh. Hamadryad 8: 18-20.
Kar, C.S. 1993. Studies on the mass nesting (arribada) of Pacific ridley turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea, in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa. Indian Forester 119: 853-857.
Karnad, D., Isvaran, K., Kar, C. S., & Shanker, K. 2009. Lighting the way: Towards reducing misorientation of olive ridley hatchlings due to artificial lighting at Rushikulya, India. Biological Conservation 142: 2083-2088.
Pandav, B., B. C. Choudhury & C. S. Kar. 1997. Mortality of olive ridley turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea, due to Incidental Capture in fishing nets along the Orissa coast. Oryx 31: 3236.
Kar, C.S. 1980. Another notched ridley found. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Newsletter 14: 5
Kar, C. S. 1980. The Gahirmatha turtle rookery along the coast of Orissa, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 15: 2-3.
Kar, C. S. 1982. Discovery of second mass nesting ground for pacific ridley sea turtles in Orissa, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 23: 3. Reprinted in Tigerpaper 9: 6-7.
Kar, C. S. 1982. The Gahirmatha sea turtle rookery, Orissa. Makara3(1): 20-23.
Kar, C.S. 1983. Notes on marine turtles in Andhra Pradesh coast, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 25: 4-6.
Kar, C.S. 1991. Research and management of Pacific ridley sea turtles. Zoos’ Print 6: 17.
Kar, C. S. & G. S. Padhi. 1992. Biology, life history and conservation strategy of the olive ridley sea turtles in Orissa. Ori-Forest 1: 36-40.
Pandav, B., B. C. Choudhury & C. S. Kar. 1994. Discovery of a new sea turtle rookery in Orissa, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 67: 15-16.
Pandav, B. & C. S. Kar. 2000. Reproductive span of olive ridley turtles at Gahirmatha rookery, Orissa. Marine Turtle Newsletter 87: 8-9.
Shanker, K., B.C. Choudhury, A. Fernandes, S. Gopal, A. Hamid, C.S. Kar, S. Kumar, et al. 2009. A little learning: The price of ignoring politics and history. Marine Turtle Newsletter 124: 3-5.
Kar, C. S. & S. Bhaskar. 1982. The status of sea turtles in the eastern Indian Ocean. In: Bjorndal, K. A. (ed.), The Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC. Pp. 365-372.
Kar, C. S. & M. C. Dash. 1984. Conservation and status of sea turtles in Orissa. In: Silas E. G. (ed.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation, CMFRI, Cochin, Special Publication No. 18.. Pp. 93-107.
Kar, C. S. & M. C. Dash. 1984. Mass nesting beaches of the olive ridley Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) in Orissa and the behavior during an arribada. In: Silas E.G. (ed.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation, CMFRI, Cochin, Special Publication No. 18. Pp. 36-48.
Kar, C. S.2001. Review of threats to sea turtles in Orissa. In: Shanker, K. & B. C. Choudhury (eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop for the development of a National Sea Turtle Conservation Action Plan, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. Pp. 15-19.
Shanker, K., B. C. Choudhury, B. Pandav, B. Tripathy, C. S. Kar, S. K. Kar, N. K. Gupta et al. 2003. Tracking olive ridley turtles from Orissa. In: Seminoff, J. A. (ed.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFSSEFSC-503. Pp. 50-51.
Chadha, S. & C. S. Kar. 1999. Sea turtle conservation and management project. In: Bhitarkanika: Myth and Reality (eds. Chadha, S. & C. S. Kar). Pp 187-223. Natraj Publisher, Dehradun.
Dani, C. S. & C. S. Kar. 1999. Conservation of sea turtles and environmental relationship of arribadas of olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschsholtz, 1829) in relation to Bhitarkanika mangrove ecosystem of Orissa coast. In: Bhitarkanika – The Wonderland of Orissa. (ed. Behura, B. K.). Pp. 98-120. Nature and Wildlife Conservation Society of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
Dash, M. C. & C. S. Kar. 1987. Conservation and management of sea turtle resource in Orissa coast. In: Environment and Ecotoxicology. Pp. 303-316. Academy of Environmental Biology, India.
Dash, M. C. & C. S. Kar. 1990. The Turtle Paradise – Gahirmatha (An Ecological Analysis and Conservation Strategy). Interprint, New Delhi.
Kar, C. S. 1999. Ecological relationship between mangroves and mass nesting of olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) in relation to Bhitarkanika mangrove ecosystem of Orissa Coast. In: Bhitarkanika – The Wonderland of Orissa. (ed. Behura, B. K. ). Pp. 83-97. Nature and Wildlife Conservation Society of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
Kar, C. S. 2000. Sea turtles and their habitats in Orissa, India. In: Untamed Orissa. Pp. 105-122. Wild Orissa, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
Mishra, C. G., S. K. Patnaik, S. K. Sinha, S. K. Kar, C. S. Kar & L. A. K. Singh. 1996. Wildlife Wealth of Orissa. Wildlife Pp 1-185. Wing, Orissa Forest Department, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
Mohanty, S. C., C. S. Kar, S. K. Kar & L. A. K. Singh. 2003. Sea Turtle. In: Wildlife Conservation in Orissa. Pp. 26-27.
Wildlife Wing, Forest Department, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
Patnaik, S. K. & Kar, C. S. 2000. Status and conservation of sea turtles in Orissa, India. In: Sea turtles of the IndoPacific Research (eds. Pilcher, N. J. & G. Ismail). Pp. 13-14. Conservation and Management. ASEAN Academic Press, London.
Patnaik, S. K., C. S. Kar & S. K. Kar. 2001. A quarter century of sea turtle conservation in Orissa. Pp. 1-34. Wildlife Wing, Forest Department, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
Shanker, K., B.C. Choudhury & C.S. Kar 2010. Census technique for arribadas: Monitoring olive ridley sea turtles in Orissa. Chennai: Ecotone.
Choudhury, B. C., A. K. Nayak, K. Sivakumar, C. S. Kar, B. Tripathy, R. S. Kumar, S. K. Behera et al. 2007. Determining the offshore distribution and migration pattern of olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) along the east coast of India (Interim Report; Part-I & Part II). Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
Choudhury, B. C., A. K. Nayak, K. Sivakumar, C. S. Kar, B. Tripathy, R. S. Kumar, S. K. Behera et al. 2008. Determining the offshore distribution and migration pattern of olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) along the east coast of India (Annual Report). Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
Pandav, B., B. C. Choudhury & C. S. Kar.1994. A status survey of olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) and its nesting habitats along the Orissa coast, India. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. 48p.
Kar, C. S. 1988. Ecological studies on the pacific ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) in the Orissa coast. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Burla, Orissa, India.
Whitaker, R. & C. S. Kar. 1984. Arribada – The arrival of the turtles. Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 4(2):140-149.
Tripathy, B., R. S. Kumar, B. C. Choudhury, K. Sivakumar & A. K. Nayak. 2009. Compilation of research information on biological and behavioural aspects of olive ridley turtles along the Orissa Coast of India. A bibliographical review for identifying gap areas of research. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
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