Sea Turtle Nesting Research & Monitoring Program Protocols Manual
Phillips B and Hillis-Starr Z. 2002. Sea Turtle Nesting Research & Monitoring Program Protocols Manual. Buck Island Reef National Monument
The Buck Island Hawksbill Turtle Research Program has been researching turtles since 1988 through the National Park Service. This report has several protocols about monitoring beach temperature, peak season nesting, sea turtle patroling, tissue sampling, blood collection, nest relocation, hurricane preparation and nest excavation. Data logs and data management protocols are also included.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Phillips, Brendalee; Hillis-Starr, Zandy
- Date of Issue
- 2002-06
- Units
- BUIS
- Keywords
- Buck Island, Endangered, Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Habitat, hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), Methods, Nesting, Program, Protocol, Research, Sea Turtle