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Each to Their Own: Inter-Specific Differences in Migrations of Masirah Island Turtles

Authors :
Alan F. Rees
Nancy Papathanasopoulou
Annette C. Broderick
Ali Al-Kiyumi
Brendan J. Godley
Source :
Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 11:243-248
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Chelonian Conservation and Biology Journal, 2012.

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