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）与库纳米塞特农场基金会（Coonamessett Farm Foundation）
数据集贡献方：萨米尔·帕特尔（Samir Patel）、德雷塞尔大学（Drexel University）与库纳米塞特农场基金会（Coonamessett Farm Foundation）
摘要：2010年与2011年希腊克里特岛雷西姆诺（Rethymno）的筑巢季期间，研究团队为21只繁殖后的蠵龟（loggerhead turtle）部署了卫星追踪标签，其中包括20只雌性与1只雄性。其中1个标签失效，剩余20个在洄游阶段传回了监测数据，多数标签在对应个体抵达定居位点后仍持续传输数据。雌性蠵龟展现出三种截然不同的迁徙策略：向北迁徙至爱琴海、向西南前往利比亚或突尼斯海岸，或留守于克里特岛周边海域。雌性个体在当季筑巢完成后于7月初启动迁徙。雄性个体则表现出不同行为模式：于6月中旬离开筑巢海滩，向西地中海盆地移动。