Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Kristen Hart
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Kristen Hart
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Intercept nesting loggerhead female sea turtles on Cape Sable beaches in the Everglades to tag them with satellite, flipper, and Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and sample them for genetics and isotopes.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Flamingo, FL
End Port/Location: Flamingo, FL
Start Date: 2010-06-25
End Date: 2010-07-01
Equipment Used: Satellite Tag
Information to be Derived: Satellite tracks of tagged females (N=3), genetic diversity of sampled turtles.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Platform and Equipment: R/V Hewes, USGS Houseboat, and another small skiff
Location:
Everglades National Park, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 25.60265921 | South: 24.83326605 | West: -81.2645 | East: -80.64918854 |
Platform(s):
Unknown |
Hart, K.M., Zawada, D.G., Fujisaki, I., Lidz, B.H., 2010, Inter-nesting habitat-use patterns of loggerhead sea turtles: Enhancing satellite tracking with benthic mapping: Aquatic Biology, v. 11, pp. 77–90, doi: 10.3354/ab00296.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Tag | --- | Experiments (biological) Surveys (biological) |
