Flatback Whereabouts Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au

doi:10.15468/ps8kje

Flatback Whereabouts Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au a. 2022. Flatback Whereabouts Project. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1223) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1064). https://doi.org/10.15468/ps8kje accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-22.

Description

Original provider: Adam Barnett Dataset credits: Data provider DEHP2 Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner This project is jointly funded by James Cook University and WWF-Australia’s Species Conservation team in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and partners from the Gudjuda Reference Group, Queens Beach Action Group. Abstract: James Cook University, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, WWF-Australia and their partners are working together to solve the mystery of the flatback turtles’ whereabouts in the northern Great Barrier Reef. At Wunjunga Beach, just south of Townsville in Queensland, scientists are continuing their study to identify the migration pathways, diets and critical foraging habitats of this vulnerable turtle.

In November 2014, four satellite transmitters were attached to nesting flatback turtles originating from Wunjunga Beach. Another six have been deployed during the 2014-2015 nesting season from the same location.

Complementary to the information acquired by satellite tracking, stable isotope collection and analysis of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) will assist us to determine the flatbacks’ diet, if there are one or more foraging grounds, and their migration paths.

Sampling the foraging grounds will also help us to determine flatback habitat type and diet preference.

There are many studies that show how marine turtles are being adversely affected by environmental change. With so little known about the flatback turtle, it is a priority that we identify their key foraging habitats and monitor their presence at nesting beaches, to gauge their responses to a changing environment. 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

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

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

Natator depressus
common name: Flatback Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au
originator
position: Primary contact
DEHP2
email: adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au

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

adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au
owner
position: Primary contact
DEHP2
email: adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au

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

adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
DEHP2
email: adam.barnett@jcu.edu.au