Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) behaviour, ecology and population dynamics in the breeding area of Laganas bay, Zakynthos Greece using durect observation and remote technology
Abstract
Rational conservation and protected area management of endangered species requires the understanding of population structure, behaviour ecology, movement patterns and distribution. This provides researchers with a means to understand how an animal may impact the surrounding community as well as ecosystem function, organisation and response to disturbance. Sea turtles, which are endangered globally, spend their entire lives at sea, except for the brief period adult females emerge on the beach to nest. The study of such large migratory vertebrates in their natural marine habitats is difficult. Therefore most research depends on remote technology to track turtle behaviour and movement. As a result there remains a research bias towards female turtles because they come ashore to nest, providing an easy opportunity to attach tracking equipment to record activity during and following the nesting period. Laganas Bay, on the island of Zakynthos in Greece, is the largest loggerhead sea turtle (C ...
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