Nest site fidelity and clutch frequency of loggerhead turtles are better elucidated by satellite telemetry than by nocturnal tagging efforts: implications for stock estimation

AD Tucker - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2010 - Elsevier
Satellite telemetry and ground-based tagging studies are complementary methods to define
the spatial and temporal patterns of nesting behavior by migratory sea turtles. Estimates of …

Conservation implications of sea turtle nesting trends: elusive recovery of a globally important loggerhead population

SA Ceriani, P Casale, M Brost, EH Leone… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding population status and trends is important for developing and evaluating
management and conservation actions for threatened species. Monitoring population status …

Status of nesting loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta at Bald Head Island (North Carolina, USA) after 24 years of intensive monitoring and conservation

LA Hawkes, AC Broderick, MH Godfrey, BJ Godley - Oryx, 2005 - cambridge.org
A 24-year set of data from monitoring of a nesting beach at Bald Head Island, North
Carolina, USA, was analysed in parallel with limited data from nearby rookeries to …

Reproductive homing and internesting behavior of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean

JA Mortimer, KM Portier - Copeia, 1989 - JSTOR
Female green turtles (Chelonia mydas) were tagged while nesting on the 32 cove-head
beaches distributed in four clusters along the leeward shoreline of Ascension Island. The …

Satellite tracking highlights the need for international cooperation in marine turtle management

JM Blumenthal, JL Solomon, CD Bell… - Endangered Species …, 2006 - int-res.com
We present detailed results of a satellite tracking project following 10 adult female turtles
from the Cayman Islands, thought to have once been one of the world's largest rookeries. By …

Nesting ecology, current status, and conservation of sea turtles on an uninhabited beach in Florida, USA

RL Antworth, DA Pike, JC Stiner - Biological Conservation, 2006 - Elsevier
Although nesting beaches are critical resources for sea turtles, most beaches in the United
States are disturbed by human influence, including human access, artificial lighting, and …

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 …

Foraging habitats and migration corridors utilized by a recovering subpopulation of adult female loggerhead sea turtles: implications for conservation

DBB Griffin, SR Murphy, MG Frick, AC Broderick… - Marine Biology, 2013 - Springer
Abstract From 1998 to 2008, 68 adult female loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) were
instrumented with platform transmitter terminals at nesting beaches in Georgia, North …

Spatiotemporal patterns of annual sea turtle nesting behaviors along an East Central Florida beach

JF Weishampel, DA Bagley, LM Ehrhart… - Biological …, 2003 - Elsevier
The Florida coastline from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach is one the most important
nesting areas for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Western Hemisphere and for …

Foraging areas differentially affect reproductive output and interpretation of trends in abundance of loggerhead turtles

HB Vander Zanden, JB Pfaller, KJ Reich, M Pajuelo… - Marine Biology, 2014 - Springer
Diet items and habitat constitute some of the environmental resources that may be used
differently by individuals within a population. Long-term fidelity by individuals to particular …