Download or read book Behavior and Habitat of Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea from the St Croix U S Virgin Islands Nesting Populations written by James P. Casey and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recovery Plan for St Croix Population of the Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys Coriacea written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tagging and Nesting Research of Leatherback Sea Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea on Sandy Point St Croix U S Virgin Islands 1984 with Management Recommendations for the Population written by Karen Eckert and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Leatherback Turtle written by James R. Spotila and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Download or read book An Assessment of the Leatherback Turtle Population in the Atlantic Ocean written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recovery Plan for U S Pacific Populations of the Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys Coriacea written by Pacific Sea Turtle Recovery Team (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tagging and Nesting Research on Leatherback Sea Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea on Sandy Point St Croix U S Virgin Islands 1993 written by Jeanne Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands supports the largest and best studied population of nesting turtleback sea turtles in the United States and northern Caribbean. Flipper tagging began in 1977, and since 1981 saturation tagging and consistent night patrols during nesting season have yielded a comprehensive database of information on each female nesting at Sandy Point. The 2002 nesting season began with a nest discovered during U.S. Fish and Wildlife surveys on January 30th, and ended with a final nest of August 1st. Activity was highest from May 13th to June 2nd. One hundred fifteen turtles laid a total of 583 nests with an average of 75.4 yolked eggs per clutch. Of nests laid in 2002, 237 (41%) were relocated to protect them from inundation or erosion. The number of documented nests per female ranged from 0-10 with an average or 5.1. Seventy of the females were remigrants, with remigration intervals of 1-7 years. Of the 346 nests analyzed, mean overall hatch success was 53%. Like most previous years, emergence success of in situ nests was significantly higher than that of relocated nests (p
Download or read book The Leatherback Turtle written by James R. Spotila and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Download or read book Tagging and Nesting Research of Leatherback Sea Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea on Sandy Point St Croix U S Virgin Islands 1983 written by Karen Eckert and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recovery Plan for Leatherback Turtles in the U S Caribbean Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Dermochelys Coriacea written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2 Regional Accounts of the West Indies written by Adrian Hailey and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitute a major biodiversity hotspot – a region rich in endemic species that are threatened with extinction. This two-volume series documents the existing status of herpetofaunas (including sea turtles) of the Caribbean, and highlights conservation needs and efforts. Previous contributions to West Indian herpetology have focused on taxonomy, ecology and evolution, particularly of lizards. This series provides a unique and timely review of the status and conservation of all groups of amphibians and reptiles in the region. This volume provides regional accounts of the islands of the West Indies biogeographic region.
Download or read book Tagging and Nesting Research on Leatherback Sea Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea on Sandy Point St Croix U S Virgin Islands 1993 written by Donna McDonald and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nightly patrols and a concerted relocation effort have reduced the major historical threats of poaching and erosion. Of nests laid in 1993, 86 (32%) were relocated. The slaughter of gravid female leatherbacks has been eliminated, although there is still poaching of both eggs and adults of greens (Chelonia mydas) and hawkbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) after nightly patrols cease.
Download or read book Satellite Tracking Reveals Movement Behavior and Distribution of Endangered Leatherback Turtles in the Eastern Tropical and Southeastern Pacific written by George Lewis Shillinger and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tagging and Nesting Research of Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys Coriacea Sandy Point St Croix U S Virgin Islands 1981 82 written by Scott A. Eckert and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Leatherback Or Leathery Turtle Dermochelys Coriacea written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1971 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diving Patterns of Two Leatherback Sea Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea During Internesting Intervals at Sandy Point St Croix U S Virgin Islands written by Scott A. Eckert and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys Coriacea at Laguna Jalova Costa Rica written by Harold F. Hirth and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
