Northern Cyprus 2004: Loggerhead & Green Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Annette Broderick

doi:10.15468/yueqmu

Northern Cyprus 2004: Loggerhead & Green Turtles (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Broderick A. 2021. Northern Cyprus 2004: Loggerhead & Green Turtles. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1897) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=7). https://doi.org/10.15468/yueqmu accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

Original provider: Annette Broderick Dataset credits: Data provider Marine Turtle Research Group Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner Marine Turtle Research Group (Annette Broderick, Wayne, Fuller and Brendan Godley)of the University of Exeter, UK, and the Society for the Protection of Turtles in Northern Cyprus (SPoT) Project sponsor or sponsor description Our satellite tracking projects have been supported by Apache Corporation, BP Egypt, British Chelonia Group, Cyprus Turkish Airlines and Natural Environment Research Council. In addition, Liff Primary School have supported the MTCP over many years with their fund-raising efforts. We are now looking for other commercial sponsors and schools/youth groups who might like to join us in the tracking of more turtles in 2005. You can contact us on MTRG@seaturtle.org Abstract: The Marine Turtle Conservation Project is a project of the Marine Turtle Research Group and has been monitoring the nesting beaches of Northern Cyprus since 1992. The project is in collaboration with the Society for the Protection of Turtles in Northern Cyprus (SPoT) and the Department of Environmental Protection. In Northern Cyprus both green and loggerhead turtles nest. Green turtles in the Mediterranean are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN, with estimates suggesting that there are as few as 300-400 females nesting annually in this region. Loggerhead turtles nest in slightly greater numbers, with approximately 2000-3000 females nesting annually. Approximately 30 % of the green and 10% of the loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean nest in Northern Cyprus. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

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Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Chelonia mydas
common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Annette Broderick
originator
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: a.c.broderick@exeter.ac.uk

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

Annette Broderick
owner
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: a.c.broderick@exeter.ac.uk

Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
originator
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/

Annette Broderick
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Marine Turtle Research Group
email: a.c.broderick@exeter.ac.uk