Monitoring turtle nesting in Las Tunas and influences of biotic and anthropological anthropological factors on the hatching success of Lepidochelys olivacea

Study Extent

The study was carried out on two beaches, located in the following areas: Las Tunas (1°39́ 00,00 ́ S; 80° 49 ́14,88 ́ ́W), Puerto Rico (1°37 ́00,01 ́S; 80° 49 ́58,88 ́ ́O) and Ayampe (1°40 ́00,01 ́ S; 80° 49 ́00,12 ́ ́W). All areas are bordered to the east by the Cordillera Chongón Colonche mountain range, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean (Higuera et al., 2007). These sites are considered to be places of great ecological importance, due to their that they comprise terrestrial, estuarine and coastal marine environments.

Sampling

Monitoring was carried out from November 2021 to February 2022. 2022. Diurnal monitoring was carried out, where the traces of the nesting female's footprints allowed the recording of each nest. nesting female allowed the recording of each nest; then the presence of eggs in the nest chamber was confirmed. the presence of eggs in the nest chamber, the location of each nest was recorded by GPS and a sign with the description of the nest was The location of each nest was recorded by GPS and a sign was placed with the nest description (code, date of recording and estimated date of hatching, species estimated hatching date, species).

Method steps

1. Observation

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1. Testudines
   rank: order
2. ANIMALIA
   rank: kingdom
3. Reptilia
   rank: class
4. Cheloniidae
   rank: family

The study was carried out on two beaches, located in the areas: Las Tunas (1°39́ 00,00 ́ S; 80° 49 ́14,88 ́ ́W), Puerto Rico (1°37 ́00,01 ́S; 80° 49 ́58,88 ́ ́W) and Ayampe (1°40 ́00.01 ́ S; 80° 49 ́00.12 ́ ́O).All the areas are bordered to the east by the Cordillera Chongón Colonche mountain range to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west (Higuera et al., 2007). These sites are considered to be places of great ecological importance, due to their that they comprise terrestrial, estuarine and coastal marine environments.