The Flatback Turtle, Chelonia depressa, in Queensland: Post-Nesting Migration and Feeding Ground Distribution
Limpus C, Parmenter CJ, Baker V, Fleay A. 1983. The Flatback Turtle, Chelonia depressa, in Queensland: Post-Nesting Migration and Feeding Ground Distribution. Australian Wildlife Research. 10:557 - 561
Between 1968 and 1981, a total of 813 adult female flat back turtles were tagged while nesting on Queensland beaches. Eight have been recovered at a distance, 216-1300 km north of their respective nesting beaches, in waters between the mainland and the Great Barrier Reef. The species' principal feeding grounds seem to be in turbid, shallow inshore water off north-eastern Australia and in the Gulf of Carpentaria; there are no records beyond the continental shelf.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Limpus, Colin; Parmenter, C; Baker, Valonna; Fleay, Annette
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Behavior, Concentration, Disbursement, Habitat, Range