Sea turtle tagging project: report of the Caretta caretta tagging project on the north end of Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia
Ruckdeschel CA. 1977. Sea turtle tagging project: report of the Caretta caretta tagging project on the north end of Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia
A description of a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) tagging project on the north end of Cumberland Island, from Christmas Creek to five miles south. Includes materials and methods (night time patrols, examination of turtles for tags, tagging methods); results (number of crawls, number of nests, information on tagged turtles and tagging); and results of a nest study (observations of turtle behavior, impacts of tides and predators, and discussion).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ruckdeschel, Carol
- Date of Issue
- 1977
- Units
- CUIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), Monitoring, Tagging