Breeding loggerhead marine turtles Caretta caretta in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches

Abstract We used satellite telemetry to identify in-water habitat used by individuals in the smallest North-west Atlantic subpopulation of adult nesting loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta during the breeding season. During 2010, 2011 and 2012 breeding periods, a total of 20 adult females used habita...

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Published in:Oryx
Main Authors: Hart, Kristen M., Zawada, David G., Sartain, Autumn R., Fujisaki, Ikuko
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2014
Subjects:
North West Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605314000854
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0030605314000854 2024-09-09T19:58:47+00:00 Breeding loggerhead marine turtles Caretta caretta in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches Hart, Kristen M. Zawada, David G. Sartain, Autumn R. Fujisaki, Ikuko 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605314000854 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0030605314000854 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Oryx volume 50, issue 2, page 283-288 ISSN 0030-6053 1365-3008 journal-article 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605314000854 2024-08-07T04:04:12Z Abstract We used satellite telemetry to identify in-water habitat used by individuals in the smallest North-west Atlantic subpopulation of adult nesting loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta during the breeding season. During 2010, 2011 and 2012 breeding periods, a total of 20 adult females used habitats proximal to nesting beaches with various levels of protection within Dry Tortugas National Park. We then used a rapid, high-resolution, digital imaging system to map habitat adjacent to nesting beaches, revealing the diversity and distribution of available benthic cover. Turtle behaviour showing measurable site-fidelity to these diverse habitats has implications for managing protected areas and human activities within them. Protecting diverse benthic areas adjacent to loggerhead turtle nesting beaches here and elsewhere could provide benefits for overall biodiversity conservation. Article in Journal/Newspaper North West Atlantic Cambridge University Press Oryx 50 2 283 288
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description Abstract We used satellite telemetry to identify in-water habitat used by individuals in the smallest North-west Atlantic subpopulation of adult nesting loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta during the breeding season. During 2010, 2011 and 2012 breeding periods, a total of 20 adult females used habitats proximal to nesting beaches with various levels of protection within Dry Tortugas National Park. We then used a rapid, high-resolution, digital imaging system to map habitat adjacent to nesting beaches, revealing the diversity and distribution of available benthic cover. Turtle behaviour showing measurable site-fidelity to these diverse habitats has implications for managing protected areas and human activities within them. Protecting diverse benthic areas adjacent to loggerhead turtle nesting beaches here and elsewhere could provide benefits for overall biodiversity conservation.
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author Hart, Kristen M.
Zawada, David G.
Sartain, Autumn R.
Fujisaki, Ikuko
spellingShingle Hart, Kristen M.
Zawada, David G.
Sartain, Autumn R.
Fujisaki, Ikuko
Breeding loggerhead marine turtles Caretta caretta in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches
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Zawada, David G.
Sartain, Autumn R.
Fujisaki, Ikuko
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title Breeding loggerhead marine turtles Caretta caretta in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches
title_short Breeding loggerhead marine turtles Caretta caretta in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches
title_full Breeding loggerhead marine turtles Caretta caretta in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches
title_fullStr Breeding loggerhead marine turtles Caretta caretta in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches
title_full_unstemmed Breeding loggerhead marine turtles Caretta caretta in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches
title_sort breeding loggerhead marine turtles caretta caretta in dry tortugas national park, usa, show high fidelity to diverse habitats near nesting beaches
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