High-use oceanic areas for Atlantic leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) as identified using satellite telemetered location and dive information

SA Eckert - Marine Biology, 2006 - Springer
The movements and behavior of nine female leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea
(L.) were monitored for up to 370 days from their nesting beaches on the Caribbean island of …

Insights on leatherback turtle movements and high use areas in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean

M López-Mendilaharsu, CFD Rocha, P Miller… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, undertake broad oceanic movements while
traveling between breeding and foraging areas. While satellite telemetry has been used to …

Internesting and Postnesting Movements and Foraging Habitats of Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) Nesting in Florida

SA Eckert, D Bagley, S Kubis… - Chelonian …, 2006 - meridian.allenpress.com
We tracked 10 leatherback turtles by satellite from 2 Florida Atlantic Coast nesting beaches
for a period ranging from 38 days to more than 454 days. Movement and foraging areas …

Vertical and horizontal habitat preferences of post-nesting leatherback turtles in the South Pacific Ocean

GL Shillinger, AM Swithenbank, H Bailey… - Marine Ecology …, 2011 - int-res.com
Leatherback turtles are the largest and widest ranging turtle species, and spend much of
their time in the offshore pelagic environment. However, the high seas have thus far …

Abundance, distribution, and habitat of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) off California, 1990− 2003

SR Benson, KA Forney, JT Harvey, JV Carretta… - 2007 - aquadocs.org
Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are regularly seen off the US West Coast, where
they forage on jellyfish (Scyphomedusae) during summer and fall. Aerial line-transect …

Behaviour of leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, during the migratory cycle

MC James, RA Myers… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, undertake broad oceanic movements. While
satellite telemetry has been used to investigate the post-nesting behaviour of female turtles …

Movements and habitat-use of loggerhead sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico during the reproductive period

KM Hart, MM Lamont, AR Sartain, I Fujisaki… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Nesting strategies and use of important in-water habitats for far-ranging marine turtles can
be determined using satellite telemetry. Because of a lack of information on habitat-use by …

Identification of high-use internesting habitats for eastern Pacific leatherback turtles: role of the environment and implications for conservation

GL Shillinger, AM Swithenbank, SJ Bograd… - Endangered Species …, 2010 - int-res.com
The numbers of leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea in the eastern Pacific Ocean have
declined by up to 90% in the past 2 decades. Initially, egg harvesting was determined to be …

Pelagic habitat characterization of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the North Pacific Ocean (1997–2006): Insights from satellite tag tracking and remotely …

DR Kobayashi, JJ Polovina, DM Parker… - Journal of Experimental …, 2008 - Elsevier
We analyzed satellite track data for 186 loggerhead sea turtles in the North Pacific Ocean
using remotely sensed environmental data to characterize pelagic habitat. A large number of …

[PDF][PDF] Post-nesting movements and behavior of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) departing from East-Central Florida nesting beaches

CK Dodd, R Byles - Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 2003 - widecast.org
We attached satellite transmitters to four female loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) between
1988 and 1992, and followed their movements for 27 to 132 days. Each female took a …