Comparison of submergence patters of green sea turtles in three distinctive habitats: internesting, migratory, and resident feed areas
Lauvao L. 1996. Comparison of submergence patters of green sea turtles in three distinctive habitats: internesting, migratory, and resident feed areas. University of Hawaii. Manoa, HI
The purpose of this paper is to compare the submergence patterns between the internesting, migration, and foraging habitats of three adult female turtles studied in 1995-1996. Satellite tracking was used. Data collected by the Agros systems was turtle’s id number, name of satellite, date and time, temperature of transmitter, duration of last dive, average dive in last 12 hours, dive count, value of sensor, number of sensor, location class of satellite, latitude and longitude, and transmitter frequency. In conclusion, the study showed that there are significant differences in the submergence patterns between the three habitats.