dc.contributor.author | Hart, CE | |
dc.contributor.author | Blanco, GS | |
dc.contributor.author | Coyne, MS | |
dc.contributor.author | Delgado-Trejo, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Godley, BJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, TT | |
dc.contributor.author | Resendiz, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Seminoff, JA | |
dc.contributor.author | Witt, MJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Nichols, WJ | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-28T10:29:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-02-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | To further describe movement patterns and distribution of East Pacific green turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii) and to determine threat levels for this species within the Eastern Pacific. In order to do this we combined published data from existing flipper tagging and early satellite tracking studies with data from an additional 12 satellite tracked green turtles (1996-2006). Three of these were tracked from their foraging grounds in the Gulf of California along the east coast of the Baja California peninsula to their breeding grounds in Michoacán (1337-2928 km). In addition, three post-nesting females were satellite tracked from Colola beach, Michoacán to their foraging grounds in southern Mexico and Central America (941.3-3020 km). A further six turtles were tracked in the Gulf of California within their foraging grounds giving insights into the scale of ranging behaviour. Turtles undertaking long-distance migrations showed a tendency to follow the coastline. Turtles tracked within foraging grounds showed that foraging individuals typically ranged up to 691.6 km (maximum) from release site location. Additionally, we carried out threat analysis (using the cumulative global human impact in the Eastern Pacific) clustering pre-existing satellite tracking studies from Galapagos, Costa Rica, and data obtained from this study; this indicated that turtles foraging and nesting in Central American waters are subject to the highest anthropogenic impact. Considering that turtles from all three rookeries were found to migrate towards Central America, it is highly important to implement conservation plans in Central American coastal areas to ensure the survival of the remaining green turtles in the Eastern Pacific. Finally, by combining satellite tracking data from this and previous studies, and data of tag returns we created the best available distributional patterns for this particular sea turtle species, which emphasized that conservation measures in key areas may have positive consequences on a regional scale. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | The work was supported by Earthwatch Institute, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Wallace Research Foundation, PADI Foundation and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. C. E. H. received a Masters degree bursary from the University of Exeter and the European Social Fund and would like to thank Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Mexico) for support through a PhD scholarship. W. J. N. was supported by a Fulbright Fellowship and a Marshall Fellowship during the period field research in Baja California was conducted. B. J. G. is supported by the Darwin Initiative, European Social Fund and The Natural Environment Research Council. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 10, Iss. 2, pp. e0116225 - | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0116225 | |
dc.identifier.other | PONE-D-14-23850 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/24604 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25646803 | en_GB |
dc.rights | This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0public domain dedication | en_GB |
dc.subject | Animal Migration | en_GB |
dc.subject | Animals | en_GB |
dc.subject | Breeding | en_GB |
dc.subject | Conservation of Natural Resources | en_GB |
dc.subject | Female | en_GB |
dc.subject | Male | en_GB |
dc.subject | Spacecraft | en_GB |
dc.subject | Telemetry | en_GB |
dc.subject | Turtles | en_GB |
dc.title | Multinational tagging efforts illustrate regional scale of distribution and threats for east pacific green turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii). | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-11-28T10:29:19Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
exeter.place-of-publication | United States | en_GB |
dc.description | Published online | en_GB |
dc.description | Journal Article | en_GB |
dc.description | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from Public Library of Science via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | PLoS One | en_GB |