Loggerhead satellite tracking data from Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Samir Patel

doi:10.1890/es15-00358.1

Loggerhead satellite tracking data from Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Citation

Samir H Patel, Stephen J Morreale, Aliki Panagopoulou, Helen Bailey, Nathan J Robinson, Frank V Paladino, Dimitris Margaritoulis, James R Spotila. 2015. Changepoint analysis: a new approach for revealing animal movements and behaviors from satellite telemetry data. Ecosphere. 12:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1890/es15-00358.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-06.

Description

Original provider: Samir Patel, Drexel University and Coonamessett Farm Foundation Dataset credits: Samir Patel, Drexel University and Coonamessett Farm Foundation Abstract: During the 2010 and 2011 nesting seasons in Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 21 satellite tags were deployed on post-reproductive loggerhead turtles, 20 females and 1 male. One tag failed, while the remaining 20 transmitted data during the migration period, with most tags continuing to transmit after the individual had reached a site of residency. The female turtles exhibited three distinct strategies, either migrating north into the Aegean Sea, southwest towards the Libyan or Tunisian coasts or remaining resident within the waters of Crete. Females migrated after completing nesting for the season starting in early July. The male turtle exhibited a different behavior migrating away from the nesting beach in mid-June and traveling into the Western Mediterranean basin. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the at-sea behavior of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea through the use of satellite telemetry.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to understand the at-sea behavior of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea through the use of satellite telemetry.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

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Sampling

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Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

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

Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Samir Patel
originator
position: Primary contact
Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Inc.
email: spatel@cfarm.org
homepage: http://www.cfarm.org

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

Samir Patel
owner
position: Primary contact
Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Inc.
email: spatel@cfarm.org
homepage: http://www.cfarm.org

Samir Patel
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Inc.
email: spatel@cfarm.org
homepage: http://www.cfarm.org