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Title: Effects on beach renourishment on the survival of loggerhead sea turtles.
Creator: Broadwell, Ann L., Florida Atlantic University, Salmon, Michael
Abstract/Description: The fate of loggerhead (Caretta caretta, L.) clutches at four physically different beaches, including a renourished site, was investigated in the Boca Raton area. I compared the four sites with regard to their thermal environment, moisture content, sand grain size, and pore spacing at depths of a typical nest. Significantly more sea turtle hatchlings emerged from nests deposited on the renourished beach than at the other sites. At the renourished beach moisture content and pore spacing were...
Show moreThe fate of loggerhead (Caretta caretta, L.) clutches at four physically different beaches, including a renourished site, was investigated in the Boca Raton area. I compared the four sites with regard to their thermal environment, moisture content, sand grain size, and pore spacing at depths of a typical nest. Significantly more sea turtle hatchlings emerged from nests deposited on the renourished beach than at the other sites. At the renourished beach moisture content and pore spacing were highest. Pore spacing and moisture content correlated negatively with the number of hatchlings which died in the nest, and correlated positively with emergence success. At the natural beach, hatchling weight was lowest and straight-line carapace length (SLC) was shortest. I conclude that at the renourished beach, conditions favored hatchling production. However, that may not be the case in all instances of renourishment, as effects probably vary with the nature of the sands used to replenish the beach.
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Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14749
Subject Headings: Loggerhead turtle--Reproduction, Loggerhead turtle--Florida
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Title: Nest placement by three species of sea turtles in southeast Florida, USA.
Creator: Wood, Lawrence D., Florida Atlantic University, Koch, Marguerite
Abstract/Description: Studies of loggerhead, leatherback and green turtle nest distribution across beaches (between water and dune) have revealed conflicting random versus non-random patterns of nest placement. I examined nest placement on a southeast Florida beach (Juno and Jupiter) with average beach widths of 30 (natural) and 90 m (nourished beach) and tested slope as a proximal cue for nesting using long-term data sets and GPS technology. All three species had similar species-specific crawl lengths and nest...
Show moreStudies of loggerhead, leatherback and green turtle nest distribution across beaches (between water and dune) have revealed conflicting random versus non-random patterns of nest placement. I examined nest placement on a southeast Florida beach (Juno and Jupiter) with average beach widths of 30 (natural) and 90 m (nourished beach) and tested slope as a proximal cue for nesting using long-term data sets and GPS technology. All three species had similar species-specific crawl lengths and nest sites relative to distance from water, regardless of beach width. Loggerheads and leatherbacks crawled and nested significantly shorter median distances (8--14 m) relative to the water compared to greens (15 m), corresponding to sites of maximum productivity measured as percent hatchling success. The observed consistencies of crawl distance across all beach profiles suggest a strong evolutionary selection for a non-random crawl length at this study site, regardless of beach width and slight shifts in slope.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13185
Subject Headings: Sea turtles--Florida--Palm Beach County, Loggerhead turtle--Florida, Sea turtles--Nests--Florida
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Title: The effects of beach renourishment on the nesting behavior and hatching success of the loggerhead sea turtle on Jupiter Island, Florida: A seven year study.
Creator: Steinitz, Mary Julie., Florida Atlantic University, Salmon, Michael
Abstract/Description: Jupiter Island is a barrier Island on the central East Coast of Florida whose beaches are subject to severe erosion. At intervals of several years, lost sand is replaced by the addition of sand ("renourishment") from other locations. In this study, I determined the effect of sand replacement on sea turtle nesting activity, and on the survival of nests placed on renourished and an adjacent natural beach. Renourishment caused a reduction in nesting activity by the turtles, which lasted about...
Show moreJupiter Island is a barrier Island on the central East Coast of Florida whose beaches are subject to severe erosion. At intervals of several years, lost sand is replaced by the addition of sand ("renourishment") from other locations. In this study, I determined the effect of sand replacement on sea turtle nesting activity, and on the survival of nests placed on renourished and an adjacent natural beach. Renourishment caused a reduction in nesting activity by the turtles, which lasted about two years. Thereafter, turtle nesting on renourished and control beaches was similar. There were no differences in nest survival between the two sites. Renourishment prevents the loss of beach and shoreline property, but is not necessarily beneficial to sea turtles.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15292
Subject Headings: Loggerhead turtle, Sea turtles--Florida--Jupiter Island, Beach nourishment
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The risk of hatchling loss to nearshore predators at a high-density loggerhead nesting beach in southeast Florida.
Creator: Stewart, Kelly Rhoda., Florida Atlantic University, Wyneken, Jeanette
Abstract/Description: It has been recognized that mortality is high for juvenile stages of long-lived vertebrates such as sea turtles, however few studies have quantified mortality rates. The objective of this study was to assess the relative risk that hatchlings face in their first few minutes in the water, at the commencement of their offshore migration from a natural high-density nesting beach (Juno/Jupiter, FL). I followed 217 hatchlings at night by kayak, as they left the beach and documented the proportion...
Show moreIt has been recognized that mortality is high for juvenile stages of long-lived vertebrates such as sea turtles, however few studies have quantified mortality rates. The objective of this study was to assess the relative risk that hatchlings face in their first few minutes in the water, at the commencement of their offshore migration from a natural high-density nesting beach (Juno/Jupiter, FL). I followed 217 hatchlings at night by kayak, as they left the beach and documented the proportion surviving the initial 15 minutes in the water. Of these, 206 survived for an empirical survival rate of 95%. Tarpon were the most common predator observed. This survival rate is much higher than that previously observed at a hatchery (72%); this may be due to temporal and spatial variation in nest location at the natural beach. Juno and Jupiter beaches are therefore highly productive sea turtle rookeries.
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Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12822
Subject Headings: Loggerhead turtle--Florida, Sea turtles--Mortality
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: NESTING AND IN-WATER HABITAT-USE OF LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES (CARETTA CARETTA) AT A GLOBALLY IMPORTANT ROOKERY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, USA.
Creator: Hirsch, Sarah, Wyneken, Jeanette, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Despite decades of conservation efforts, population recovery remains elusive for the loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in Florida, the largest aggregation globally. Limited studies exist regarding reproductive strategies and in-water habitat use of loggerheads in southeastern Florida. I used satellite telemetry to track the movements of 17 nesting loggerheads on Juno and Jupiter Beaches during the 2020 and 2021 nesting seasons. The majority of females displayed high nest-site...
Show moreDespite decades of conservation efforts, population recovery remains elusive for the loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in Florida, the largest aggregation globally. Limited studies exist regarding reproductive strategies and in-water habitat use of loggerheads in southeastern Florida. I used satellite telemetry to track the movements of 17 nesting loggerheads on Juno and Jupiter Beaches during the 2020 and 2021 nesting seasons. The majority of females displayed high nest-site fidelity. Inter-nesting intervals ranged from 10–19 days and were negatively correlated with water temperatures. Core inter-nesting areas ranged from 3.7–805.8 km2 and were located a mean 1.6 km from land. Mean clutch frequency was 5.9 nests/female, the highest reported for any loggerhead population worldwide. These findings suggest the number of females in the southeastern Florida population may be over-estimated due to an underestimated clutch frequency. Protective measures should target high-use coastal areas to maximize conservation benefits.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013882
Subject Headings: Loggerhead sea turtles, Loggerhead turtle--Florida, Turtles--Conservation, Biotelemetry
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Title: IMPACT OF DEVELOPED COASTLINE ON NESTING AND HATCHLING SEA TURTLES IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA.
Creator: MANN, THOMAS MASON, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The impact of coastline development on nesting sea turtles, nest contents, and hatchlings was investigated in southeastern Florida. There were 95-128 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests per mile on six miles of beach. Seventeen green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests were found. Nesting females did not avoid lighted, developed beaches in favor of undeveloped beaches. Hatchling emergence bearings were measured at 397 nests, and ambient light intensities were correlated with the incidence of...
Show moreThe impact of coastline development on nesting sea turtles, nest contents, and hatchlings was investigated in southeastern Florida. There were 95-128 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests per mile on six miles of beach. Seventeen green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests were found. Nesting females did not avoid lighted, developed beaches in favor of undeveloped beaches. Hatchling emergence bearings were measured at 397 nests, and ambient light intensities were correlated with the incidence of misorientation. Most hatchlings emerging where artificial light sources were visible were misoriented inland. From 0-96% of misoriented hatchlings were killed by automobiles, ghost crabs, or dessication. Mortality was greatest where hatchlings were able to enter roadways, and lowest where barriers prevented this. Analysis of post-emergence contents of 422 nests revealed that mortality within nests was greater on soft beaches with large-grained sand than on fine-grained, firmer beaches, and was increased by human footfalls and beach-cleaning machinery.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13839
Subject Headings: Sea turtles--Florida--Palm Beach County, Sea turtles--Florida--Broward County, Green turtle, Loggerhead turtle
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Title: Incubation Temperature Effects on Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Green (Chelonia mydas) Sea Turtle Hatchling Vigor.
Creator: Henaghan, Christopher, Milton, Sarah, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Climate change has the potential to expose sea turtle nests to higher temperatures, which may negatively impact sea turtle hatchling vigor. In this study, loggerhead and green hatchlings were sampled from the Boca Raton, Florida beach and via lab incubation, and hatchling vigor was determined. Elevated nest temperatures decreased loggerhead and green turtle hatchling performance and corticosterone levels, with the most significant effects found in hatchlings exposed to maximum incubation...
Show moreClimate change has the potential to expose sea turtle nests to higher temperatures, which may negatively impact sea turtle hatchling vigor. In this study, loggerhead and green hatchlings were sampled from the Boca Raton, Florida beach and via lab incubation, and hatchling vigor was determined. Elevated nest temperatures decreased loggerhead and green turtle hatchling performance and corticosterone levels, with the most significant effects found in hatchlings exposed to maximum incubation temperatures above 35°C during late development. Lab-incubated loggerhead post-hatchling corticosterone levels and growth rates were also determined. The differences seen in corticosterone levels with overall nest incubation temperatures, mean temperatures during early, middle or late stages of development, and its negative correlation with hatchling performance improves our understanding of the underlying physiological mechanisms linking elevated incubation temperatures and sub-lethal physiological effects that may significantly impact hatchling survival, a critical step for sea turtle conservation in south Florida and elsewhere.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013157
Subject Headings: Loggerhead turtle--Florida, Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Green turtle, Temperature, Eggs--Incubation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Long-term analyses (1986-2018) of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting data from Keewaydin Island, Florida.
Creator: Hoover, Shelby R., Salmon, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Few studies on marine turtles focus on the variation in reproductive performance of individual females. I use a long-term nesting data set (1986 – 2018) of individual loggerheads including information on 1,854 individuals, of which 853 were seen nesting multiple times. During this time, emergence success has declined while the number of females nesting, and the number of nests deposited has increased. Declining emergence success can be linked to an increase in predation in most recent years;...
Show moreFew studies on marine turtles focus on the variation in reproductive performance of individual females. I use a long-term nesting data set (1986 – 2018) of individual loggerheads including information on 1,854 individuals, of which 853 were seen nesting multiple times. During this time, emergence success has declined while the number of females nesting, and the number of nests deposited has increased. Declining emergence success can be linked to an increase in predation in most recent years; however, this does not fully explain the decline in emergence success over all years. Females were found to vary in productivity. Successful females were larger and deposited more eggs in nests. This study shows that an increasing in nesting numbers does not mean that productivity is increasing proportionally and that recovery efforts are uniformly successful. This study is also a powerful tool for understanding the reproductive strategies of individual female loggerheads.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013381
Subject Headings: Loggerhead turtle--Florida, Reproduction, Sea turtles--Nests, Predation (Biology)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Estimating predation levels and site-specific survival of hatchling loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from south Florida beaches.
Creator: Whelan, Christie L., Florida Atlantic University, Wyneken, Jeanette
Abstract/Description: Few studies document mortality rates for hatchling sea turtles during their migration away from the nesting beach. This study quantifies and compares nearshore predation rates on loggerhead hatchlings (Caretta caretta) at several locations in southern Florida. Hatchlings were followed by observers in kayaks during the first 15 min of the migration away from the beach. The overall observed predation rate (4.6%) is similar to a previous estimate (5%) from a natural high density Florida nesting...
Show moreFew studies document mortality rates for hatchling sea turtles during their migration away from the nesting beach. This study quantifies and compares nearshore predation rates on loggerhead hatchlings (Caretta caretta) at several locations in southern Florida. Hatchlings were followed by observers in kayaks during the first 15 min of the migration away from the beach. The overall observed predation rate (4.6%) is similar to a previous estimate (5%) from a natural high density Florida nesting beach, and lower than at a hatchery site. Predation rates were higher on Florida's southeast coast than the southwest coast. Predation increased towards the end of the hatching season. Results suggest that currently, hatchling mortality rates are relative low in Florida's shallow nearshore waters. Given the lack of growth by loggerhead populations, the cumulative mortality must be high after hatchlings depart shallow coastal waters.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13259
Subject Headings: Sea turtles--Florida--Atlantic Coast, Loggerhead turtle--Mortality, Predation (Biology)
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Title: Measuring Nest-to-Surf Mortality of Florida’s East and West Coast Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Hatchlings.
Creator: Villegas Vindiola, Brianna, Wyneken, Jeanette, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Sea turtle hatchlings emerge from their nest and quickly crawl to the surf. During the crawl, hatchlings may encounter threats, biotic and abiotic, which can affect their ability to successfully reach the surf. The impact of these threats on hatchling survival during that crawl is largely undocumented. Current methods used to estimate cohort recruitment rely heavily on nest inventory data. This method, however, does not account for post-emergent hatchling mortality that occurs during the...
Show moreSea turtle hatchlings emerge from their nest and quickly crawl to the surf. During the crawl, hatchlings may encounter threats, biotic and abiotic, which can affect their ability to successfully reach the surf. The impact of these threats on hatchling survival during that crawl is largely undocumented. Current methods used to estimate cohort recruitment rely heavily on nest inventory data. This method, however, does not account for post-emergent hatchling mortality that occurs during the crawl. During the 2017-2018 nesting seasons, I quantified the fates of 1,379 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) hatchlings from 26 nest emergences during their crawl from the nest to the surf on the east and west coasts of Florida. I documented hatchling fates at 5 Florida nesting beaches: Wabasso, Boca Raton, Keewaydin Island, Naples, and Anna Maria Island. Overall, 6.5% of all emergent hatchlings died during the crawl from the nests to the surf. Ghost crabs, night herons, foxes, and coyotes killed hatchlings and photopollution and barriers on the beach (both abiotic threats) caused hatchling mortality. Anthropogenic (abiotic) threats accounted for more mortality than did predators. In order to assess how beach urbanization impacts hatchling mortality, I categorized each study site as urban (Wabasso and Naples), intermediate (Anna Maria Island and Boca Raton), or natural (Keewaydin Island) based on the relative levels of shoreline development and human activity at each beach. Sites with intermediate levels of urbanization accounted for greater levels of hatchling mortality than at other beaches due to the absolutely larger numbers of hatchlings lost to a disorientation event and to a beach barrier. Given the small numbers of emergences, at all sites, only a small proportion of the hatchlings mortalities (e.g., between 3 and 12 percent), site type could not be rigorously used as a discriminator. My results provide a better understanding of how specific environmental threats contribute to hatchling mortality. While nest-to-surf mortality is relatively low, its cumulative costs add up to several hundreds of thousands of hatchlings. Armed with this information, nesting beach managers can assess risks and focus their efforts to implement the most effective management practices to minimize losses of this imperiled species.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013277
Subject Headings: Loggerhead turtle--Florida, Caretta caretta, Sea turtles--Nests, Sea turtles--Mortality
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS PRODUCE HIGH HATCHING AND EMERGENCE SUCCESS IN NORTHWEST ATLANTIC LOGGERHEADS (CARETTA CARETTA).
Creator: Gravelle, Jessica, Wyneken, Jeanette, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Sea turtle nest success, defined as the number of eggs in a nest that successfully hatch and emerge, is closely linked to environmental conditions. Interacting biotic and abiotic factors influence hatching and hatchling emergence success. To date, combinations of multiple factors interacting together, which result in highly successful sea turtle nests are not well understood. Using 25-years of historic nest data and local expert experience, I identified five historically successful loggerhead...
Show moreSea turtle nest success, defined as the number of eggs in a nest that successfully hatch and emerge, is closely linked to environmental conditions. Interacting biotic and abiotic factors influence hatching and hatchling emergence success. To date, combinations of multiple factors interacting together, which result in highly successful sea turtle nests are not well understood. Using 25-years of historic nest data and local expert experience, I identified five historically successful loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nesting beaches (hotspots) along the Florida (USA) Atlantic coast and measured nest environments along with nest success. Principal component analysis was used to reduce 12 environmental variables so that the relative contributions of sand characteristics, nest temperature, sand moisture, and nest location were considered. The nest environments differed among nesting beaches and were broadly segregated into two distinct climates: subtropical (hot and humid) and warm-temperate (warm and dry). I found that nests at subtropical sites, compared with the warm-temperate sites, were characterized by environmental gradients in contrasting ways. Nest locations were predominantly mid-beach in subtropical sites but clustered at higher elevations and closer to the base of the dune at warm-temperate climate sites. Collectively, highly successful nest hotspots represent a mosaic of abiotic factors providing conditions that promote successful hatching and emergence. This new perspective on consistently successful loggerhead nesting beach traits demonstrate that the key traits of sea turtle nesting habitat vary with prevailing climate type and should be managed accordingly.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013900
Subject Headings: Loggerhead turtle--Florida, Sea turtles--Nests, Caretta caretta, Sea turtles--Habitat--Conservation
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Title: Surveying Antibiotic Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Wild-Caught and Rehabilitated Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) of Florida.
Creator: Cortes, Christina M., Milton, Sarah L., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Marine Science and Oceanography, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern due to the improper use of antibiotics. Not only is antibiotic resistance increasingly occurring in human populations, but it appears to be spreading in wildlife populations too due to drug overuse and misuse in medicine, farming, and industrial settings, and the subsequent release into watersheds. This project examined the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the hindgut microbiome of green (Chelonia mydas) (n=60) and loggerhead (Caretta...
Show moreAntibiotic resistance is a growing concern due to the improper use of antibiotics. Not only is antibiotic resistance increasingly occurring in human populations, but it appears to be spreading in wildlife populations too due to drug overuse and misuse in medicine, farming, and industrial settings, and the subsequent release into watersheds. This project examined the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the hindgut microbiome of green (Chelonia mydas) (n=60) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) (n=57) sea turtles. Hindgut swabs were cultured for gram negative bacteria and exposed to 6 antibiotics. 83.3% of samples were resistant or intermediately resistant to at least one antibiotic, and 27.7% of samples were resistant or intermediately resistant to three antibiotics. This study provides more information regarding the relationship between turtle characteristics and the presence of antibiotic resistance in the hindgut of Florida sea turtles, as well as examine the types of bacteria found in the hindgut.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014489
Subject Headings: Green sea turtles, Loggerhead sea turtles, Sea turtles--Florida, Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Title: Beach dynamics, beachfront development, and climate change: Interactions that impact sea turtle nesting beaches.
Creator: Bladow, Rachel A., Milton, Sarah L., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Climate change will expose sea turtle nests to higher temperatures and more storms; both may negatively impact sea turtle nest success. In this study, unhatched eggs were collected from the Boca Raton, Florida beach and developmental stage at embryonic death determined. Elevated nest temperatures increased embryonic mortality, and the most significant relationship was between mortality and the percent of time embryos were exposed to temperatures above 34°C. Loggerhead turtles exhibited higher...
Show moreClimate change will expose sea turtle nests to higher temperatures and more storms; both may negatively impact sea turtle nest success. In this study, unhatched eggs were collected from the Boca Raton, Florida beach and developmental stage at embryonic death determined. Elevated nest temperatures increased embryonic mortality, and the most significant relationship was between mortality and the percent of time embryos were exposed to temperatures above 34°C. Loggerhead turtles exhibited higher rates of mortality compared to green turtles at temperatures above 34°C. Only loggerhead nests were exposed to inundation, but embryonic mortality did not differ from noninundated nests. Beach profiles across the nesting season were also determined. A major storm altered the beach more in areas of coastal development; however, this was impacted by a nourishment project and the presence of a structured inlet. Future management strategies may need to protect sea turtle nests from extended periods at elevated temperatures.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005926
Subject Headings: Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Sea turtles--Ecology., Loggerhead turtle--Florida., Sea turtles--Nests., Climate change
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Title: Impact of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta ) on two species of sea turtle hatchlings.
Creator: Krahe, Holly B., Florida Atlantic University, Wetterer, James K.
Abstract/Description: Although the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta ) is known to kill sea turtle hatchlings, little research has focused on sub-lethal effects of ant attacks on hatchlings emerging from nests. Sea turtle hatchlings of two species (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas) exposed to fire ants during incubation and emergence were collected on Juno Beach, Florida. Hatchlings were maintained for ten days in a common saltwater outdoor pool at the Marinelife Center, Juno Beach. Hatchlings showing...
Show moreAlthough the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta ) is known to kill sea turtle hatchlings, little research has focused on sub-lethal effects of ant attacks on hatchlings emerging from nests. Sea turtle hatchlings of two species (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas) exposed to fire ants during incubation and emergence were collected on Juno Beach, Florida. Hatchlings were maintained for ten days in a common saltwater outdoor pool at the Marinelife Center, Juno Beach. Hatchlings showing pustules diagnostic of S. invicta stings were compared to non-stung controls in terms of survival, growth (mass and SCL) and initial crawling strength. Loggerhead hatchlings showed a significant decrease in survival, growth, and crawling strength when stung by fire ants. In contrast, no significant differences were seen in the survival, growth, and crawling strength of green turtle hatchlings when stung by fire ants.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13252
Subject Headings: Fire ants--Venom--Physiological effect, Loggerhead turtle--Mortality, Green turtle--Mortality, Sea turtles--Florida
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