Summary of loggerhead sea turtle research, Cumberland Island National Seashore, 1984-1986: Final report
Richardson JI. 1987. Summary of loggerhead sea turtle research, Cumberland Island National Seashore, 1984-1986: Final report. RF-Rugers-LST-Cooley 10-21-RR271-175, 4-24640 (?). Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia. Athens, GA
A summary of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) research performed at Cumberland Island National Seashore from 1984 to 1986. Includes methods and materials (beach patrols procedures); results (graphs showing nests deposited, total crawls, distribution of nests and crawl activity); and overview of sea turtle life history (fecundity, remigration intervals, nesting cycle, incubation, hatching success, predation, sex rations, hatchling dispersal at sea, nearshore juveniles, age to maturity, adults males, adult females, nesting beach fidelity, natal origin of nesting females, variation in annual numbers of nesting females).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Richardson, James
- Date of Issue
- 1987-12-20
- Publisher
- Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
- Units
- CUIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), Monitoring, Nests & Nesting