Inter-nesting habitat use by green turtles Chelonia mydas in the Great Barrier Reef
M Perez,
C Limpus,
T Shimada
et al.
Abstract:Understanding green turtle habitat use during the nesting season is important for informing management decisions relating to green turtles and ecosystems that support them. Despite patterns such as migration being described, few studies investigate behaviour during the inter-nesting period. This research aims to describe and quantify the spatial distribution patterns of green turtles during 2 nesting seasons on Raine Island in the northern Great Barrier Reef. Satellite telemetry data were used to analyse the i… Show more
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