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Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Notes: Only data aggregated per 1-degree cell are available through OBIS. For access to additional data, the provider needs to be contacted. Description Turtles are an important part of the ecosystem, and may serve as a good biological indicator of the health of the environment they inhabit. They are constantly impacted by a variety of both natural and anthropogenic factors.
Satellite telemetry is a powerful tool for examining long-term movements of these protected species, and enhancing conservation and management efforts. These observations will allow us to see how much time these turtles actually spend in the Mississippi sound, prior to moving on. The use of satellite tags on recently rehabilitated and released Kemp’s ridley sea turtles will increase our knowledge about the daily activities and habitat delineation of these animals. Scope Themes: Biology > Reptiles Keywords: Marine/Coastal, ASW, USA, Mississippi, Mississippi Sound, Lepidochelys kempii Garman, 1880 Geographical coverage ASW, USA, Mississippi, Mississippi Sound [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage 20 November 2010 - 27 July 2011 Taxonomic coverage Lepidochelys kempii Garman, 1880 [WoRMS] Parameter Occurrence of biota Contributors Related datasets Published in: OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, more Publication Based on this dataset Coyne, M.S.; Godley, B.J. (2005). Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 301: 1-7, more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2015-03-17 Information last updated: 2015-03-17 | ||||
