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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas). This species is generally found in fairly shallow waters inside bays and inlets with high abundance of sea grasses and algae.

Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR2008

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Mata de São João, Brazil

Sea turtles play a significant role in balancing the oceans’ food chain. They feed on more than 200 taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates, including marine sponges, jellyfish, molluscs and crustaceans. Green turtles, for instance, help to maintain healthy seagrass beds, by grazing on it.

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  • Title: Green turtle (Chelonia mydas). This species is generally found in fairly shallow waters inside bays and inlets with high abundance of sea grasses and algae.
  • Creator: Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR
  • Date created: 2008
  • Location: Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brasil
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