Document of bibliographic reference 390934
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- Small-scale movements and site fidelity of two sympatric sea turtle species at a remote atoll
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- Understanding natural movement patterns and ecological roles of marine megafauna is a research priority best studied in areas with minimal human impact. The spatial distribution patterns specifically for immature turtles at foraging grounds have been highlighted as a research gap for effective management and conservation strategies for sea turtle populations. Capture–mark–recapture (CMR) records (n = 2287) of 1672 immature green (Chelonia mydas) (n = 1158) and hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) (n = 514) from a long-term (1981–2021) in-water CMR program at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, were analyzed for 10 sites (0.35–25 km apart). Site fidelity was not correlated with either season or turtle size. Green turtles had lower site fidelity than hawksbill turtles. Green turtles showed avoidance (i.e., opposite of fidelity) of three sites, while hawksbill turtles displayed high fidelity to two sites. Sites displaying non-random behavior (avoidance and/or fidelity) did not share the same benthic habitat types. Results indicate that fidelity can be detected at a fine scale with CMR, but that further exploration into the habitat characteristics of the sites and the ecological roles of both species at the atoll is needed.
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- Sanchez, C.L.; Bunbury, N.; Mortimer, J.A.; A’Bear, L.; Appoo, J.; Betts, M.; von Brandis, R.; Cook, L.; van de Crommenacker, J.; Currie, J.C.; Doak, N.; Fleischer-Dogley, F.; Mahoune, T.; Mederic, E.; Mels, B.; Pistorius, P.; Richards, H.; Samedi, U.; Casale, P. (2024). Small-scale movements and site fidelity of two sympatric sea turtle species at a remote atoll. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 171(4): 91. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04414-5
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- Marine
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- open access
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- Cheryl Sanchez
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- Nancy Bunbury
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- Jeanne Mortimer
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- Luke A’Bear
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- Jennifer Appoo
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- Michael Betts
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- Rainer von Brandis
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- Lorraine Cook
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- Janske van de Crommenacker
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- Jock Currie
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- Naomi Doak
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- Frauke Fleischer-Dogley
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- Terrence Mahoune
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- Emma Mederic
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- Bruno Mels
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- Pierre Pistorius
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- Heather Richards
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- Uzice Samedi
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- Paolo Casale