Supplementary Tables from First Atlantic satellite tracks of ‘lost Years’ green turtles support the importance of the Sargasso Sea as a Sea turtle nursery
In-water behaviour and long-term movements of oceanic-stage juvenile sea turtles are not well described or quantified. This is due to technological or logistical limitations of tracking small, fast-growing animals across long distances and time periods within marine habitats. Here, we present the fi...
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ftsmithonian:oai:figshare.com:article/14533854 2023-05-15T17:29:12+02:00 Supplementary Tables from First Atlantic satellite tracks of ‘lost Years’ green turtles support the importance of the Sargasso Sea as a Sea turtle nursery Katherine L. Mansfield (10743093) Jeanette Wyneken (183649) Jiangang Luo (305534) 2021-05-04T07:58:23Z https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14533854.v1 unknown https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Supplementary_Tables_from_First_Atlantic_satellite_tracks_of_lost_Years_green_turtles_support_the_importance_of_the_Sargasso_Sea_as_a_Sea_turtle_nursery/14533854 doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.14533854.v1 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Ecology Animal Behaviour sea turtle ‘lost years’ Chelonia mydas satellite telemetry Sargasso Sea sea turtle nursery sea turtle developmental habitat Text Journal contribution 2021 ftsmithonian https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14533854.v1 2021-05-05T16:49:15Z In-water behaviour and long-term movements of oceanic-stage juvenile sea turtles are not well described or quantified. This is due to technological or logistical limitations of tracking small, fast-growing animals across long distances and time periods within marine habitats. Here, we present the first long-term offshore tracks of oceanic green turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) in western North Atlantic waters. Using a tag attachment technique developed specifically for young (less than 1-year old) green turtles, we satellite-tracked 21 oceanic-stage green turtles (less than 19 cm straight carapace length) up to 152 days using small, solar-powered transmitters. We verify that oceanic-stage green turtles: (i) travel to and remain within oceanic waters; (ii) often depart the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre currents, orienting toward waters associated with the Sargasso Sea; (iii) remain at the sea surface, using thermally beneficial habitats that promote growth and survival of young turtles and (iv) green turtles orient differently compared to same stage loggerhead turtles ( Caretta caretta ). Combined with satellite tracks of oceanic-stage loggerhead turtles, our work identifies the Sargasso Sea as an important nursery habitat for North Atlantic sea turtles, supporting a growing body of research that suggests oceanic-stage sea turtles are behaviourally more complex than previously assumed. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Unknown |
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In-water behaviour and long-term movements of oceanic-stage juvenile sea turtles are not well described or quantified. This is due to technological or logistical limitations of tracking small, fast-growing animals across long distances and time periods within marine habitats. Here, we present the first long-term offshore tracks of oceanic green turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) in western North Atlantic waters. Using a tag attachment technique developed specifically for young (less than 1-year old) green turtles, we satellite-tracked 21 oceanic-stage green turtles (less than 19 cm straight carapace length) up to 152 days using small, solar-powered transmitters. We verify that oceanic-stage green turtles: (i) travel to and remain within oceanic waters; (ii) often depart the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre currents, orienting toward waters associated with the Sargasso Sea; (iii) remain at the sea surface, using thermally beneficial habitats that promote growth and survival of young turtles and (iv) green turtles orient differently compared to same stage loggerhead turtles ( Caretta caretta ). Combined with satellite tracks of oceanic-stage loggerhead turtles, our work identifies the Sargasso Sea as an important nursery habitat for North Atlantic sea turtles, supporting a growing body of research that suggests oceanic-stage sea turtles are behaviourally more complex than previously assumed. |
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Katherine L. Mansfield (10743093) Jeanette Wyneken (183649) Jiangang Luo (305534) |
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Katherine L. Mansfield (10743093) Jeanette Wyneken (183649) Jiangang Luo (305534) |
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Supplementary Tables from First Atlantic satellite tracks of ‘lost Years’ green turtles support the importance of the Sargasso Sea as a Sea turtle nursery |
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Supplementary Tables from First Atlantic satellite tracks of ‘lost Years’ green turtles support the importance of the Sargasso Sea as a Sea turtle nursery |
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Supplementary Tables from First Atlantic satellite tracks of ‘lost Years’ green turtles support the importance of the Sargasso Sea as a Sea turtle nursery |
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Supplementary Tables from First Atlantic satellite tracks of ‘lost Years’ green turtles support the importance of the Sargasso Sea as a Sea turtle nursery |
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Supplementary Tables from First Atlantic satellite tracks of ‘lost Years’ green turtles support the importance of the Sargasso Sea as a Sea turtle nursery |
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supplementary tables from first atlantic satellite tracks of ‘lost years’ green turtles support the importance of the sargasso sea as a sea turtle nursery |
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