North Carolina Long-Term Sea Turtle Monitoring Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Michael Coyne

doi:10.15468/h7pemx

North Carolina Long-Term Sea Turtle Monitoring Project (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Coyne M. 2024. North Carolina Long-Term Sea Turtle Monitoring Project. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/655) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=517). https://doi.org/10.15468/h7pemx accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

Original provider: Seaturtle.org/NCWRC/DUML Dataset credits: Data provider SEATURTLE.ORG Animal Tracking Program Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner Seaturtle.org, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Duke University Marine Laboratory Project sponsor or sponsor description Hammocks Beach State Park, of the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, facilitated the tagging of Pati Abstract: This project seeks to find out more about the migratory movements and foraging behavior of loggerhead sea turtles from North Carolina. Four nesting females have been tracked each year from 2003 through 2008 and made impressive movements as far north as New Jersey, and south as far as the Bahamas and Florida Keys. To date the transmitters have provided novel data about the migratory and foraging behavior and natural history of the loggerhead sea turtle in this region (Hawkes et al 2007). Recent studies suggest that rising temperatures in Florida may threaten successful production of loggerhead hatchlings and that the northern subpopulation of loggerhead sea turtles in the southeastern US (Georgia to North Carolina) may represent a buffer against potential climate change (Hawkes et al 2007). This project complements results from previous years and provide insights in to the long-term movement patterns of this critical segment of the largest loggerhead nesting population in the world. Through the deployment of a small number of satellite transmitters over a large timespan we hope to monitor and document potential changes in individual and population level movement patterns. 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).

Lepidochelys kempii
common name: Kemp's ridley rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead sea turtle rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Michael Coyne
originator
position: Primary contact
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/

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

Michael Coyne
owner
position: Primary contact
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/

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

Michael Coyne
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/