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Each to Their Own: Inter-Specific Differences in Migrations of Masirah Island Turtles
- Source :
- Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 11:243-248
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Chelonian Conservation and Biology Journal, 2012.
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Abstract
- We tracked two adult female green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from their nesting location on Masirah Island, Oman (lat 20.441°N, long 58.843°E) into the Red Sea. Comparing these tracks with published movements of nesting loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtles, also tracked from Masirah, revealed remarkably different inter-specific patterns of post-nesting dispersal. High-capacity artisanal fisheries, with undescribed levels of sea turtle bycatch, exist within the region, making introduction of effective conservation measures difficult.
Details
- ISSN :
- 10718443
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chelonian Conservation and Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........fb26fbedd328120dbf9cab8edcc6861f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2744/ccb-1000.1