Loggerhead satellite tracking data from Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Original provider:
Samir Patel, Drexel University and Coonamessett Farm Foundation

Dataset credits:
Samir Patel, Drexel University and Coonamessett Farm Foundation

Abstract:
During the 2010 and 2011 nesting seasons in Rethymno, Crete, Greece, 21 satellite tags were deployed on post-reproductive loggerhead turtles, 20 females and 1 male. One tag failed, while the remaining 20 transmitted data during the migration period, with most tags continuing to transmit after the individual had reached a site of residency. The female turtles exhibited three distinct strategies, either migrating north into the Aegean Sea, southwest towards the Libyan or Tunisian coasts or remaining resident within the waters of Crete. Females migrated after completing nesting for the season starting in early July. The male turtle exhibited a different behavior migrating away from the nesting beach in mid-June and traveling into the Western Mediterranean basin.

原始提供方：萨米尔·帕特尔（Samir Patel）、德雷塞尔大学（Drexel University）与库纳梅西特农场基金会（Coonamessett Farm Foundation）

数据集署名：萨米尔·帕特尔、德雷塞尔大学与库纳梅西特农场基金会

摘要：2010年与2011年，在希腊克里特岛雷西姆诺的筑巢季期间，研究人员为21只繁殖后的红海龟（loggerhead turtle）部署了卫星追踪标记（satellite tag），其中包含20只雌性个体与1只雄性个体。其中1枚标记失效，剩余20枚在洄游期间成功传回数据，多数标记在个体抵达定居位点后仍持续传输数据。雌性红海龟展现出三种截然不同的迁徙策略：向北迁徙至爱琴海、向西南方向前往利比亚或突尼斯海岸，或是定居于克里特岛周边海域。雌性红海龟会在当季筑巢工作完成后开始迁徙，起始时间为7月初。该雄性红海龟则表现出不同的行为模式：于6月中旬离开筑巢海滩，向西地中海盆地行进。