Bald Head Island 2008: Loggerhead Turtles

Original provider:
Marine Turtle Research Group

Dataset credits:
Data provider
Marine Turtle Research Group
Originating data center
<a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)</a>
Project partner
This project is a collaboration among the <a href=http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/> Marine Turtle Research Group</a> (Brendan Godley and Annette Broderick), Michael Coyne (SEATURTLE.ORG), the <a href=http://www.ncwildlife.org/>North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission</a> (Wendy Cluse and Matthew Godfrey) and <a href=http://www.bhic.org/research/stpp.shtml> the Bald Head Island Conservancy</a>.
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project was funded by a grant from the <a href=http://www.wavefoundation.org>WAVE Foundation at the Newport Aquarium, Kentucky</a>, and donations from <a href=http://www.bhic.org/research/stpp.shtml> the Bald Head Island Conservancy</a> and SEATURTLE.ORG.

Abstract:
This project aims to find out more about the post nesting migratory movements of loggerhead sea turtles from Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Four nesting females were tracked each in 2003 through 2007 and made impressive movements north as far away as New Jersey, and south as far as the Florida Keys. Two of the transmitters from 2007 are still transmitting. The transmitters provided us with some interesting, novel and useful data about the migratory and foraging behaviour and natural history of the loggerhead sea turtle in this region. This summer's deployments will complement the results from previous years and provide us with a wider insight into North Carolina sea turtle biology.

### 原始提供方：
海龟研究小组（Marine Turtle Research Group）

### 数据集致谢：
#### 数据提供方
海龟研究小组（Marine Turtle Research Group）
#### 原始数据中心
<a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/' target='_blank'>卫星跟踪与分析工具（Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool, STAT）</a>
#### 项目合作伙伴
本项目由<a href='http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/'>海龟研究小组（Marine Turtle Research Group）</a>（Brendan Godley与Annette Broderick）、Michael Coyne（SEATURTLE.ORG）、<a href='http://www.ncwildlife.org/'>北卡罗来纳州野生动物资源委员会（North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission）</a>（Wendy Cluse与Matthew Godfrey）以及<a href='http://www.bhic.org/research/stpp.shtml'>秃头岛保护协会（Bald Head Island Conservancy）</a>联合实施。
#### 项目资助方说明
本项目由肯塔基州新港水族馆WAVE基金会（WAVE Foundation at the Newport Aquarium, Kentucky）拨款资助，同时获得秃头岛保护协会与SEATURTLE.ORG的捐赠。

### 摘要：
本项目旨在深入解析北卡罗来纳州秃头岛红海龟（loggerhead sea turtle）筑巢后的洄移运动模式。2003年至2007年间，每年对4只筑巢雌性红海龟开展跟踪监测，观测到其洄游范围北抵新泽西州、南至佛罗里达群岛，移动轨迹可观。2007年部署的2台信号发射器至今仍在正常传输数据。这些发射器为研究该区域红海龟的洄游、觅食行为及其本土自然历史提供了新颖且极具实用价值的一手数据。本年度的发射器部署工作将补充过往数年的研究成果，助力我们更全面地认知北卡罗来纳州海龟的生物学特性。