title: Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas L.
abstract: A postgastric, fermentative breakdown of structural plant tissue was demonstrated for green turtles. About 90% cellulose was hydrolyzed. Bacterial and protozoan numbers compared with those of the rumen.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fenchel
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: McRoy
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ogden
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Rainey