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A significant nesting population of loggerhead turtles at the nature reserve of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde

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dc.contributor.authorRocha, Patricia Rendall
dc.contributor.authorMelo, Tommy
dc.contributor.authorRebelo, Rui
dc.contributor.authorCatry, Paulo
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-11T14:50:00Z
dc.date.available2019-07-11T14:50:00Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractLoggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta are globally endangered. The population nesting in Cabo Verde is genetically distinctive and numerically important in a global context. In Cabo Verde, the majority on the nesting takes place on the island of Boavista, but recent work suggests that other important nesting sites may exist. Santa Luzia is the only large uninhabited island in Cabo Verde. In this study, beach surveys revealed 289 nests in 2011, 1817 nests in 2012, and 563 nests in 2013, which means that Santa Luzia may host more than 1% of the loggerhead nesting population in the Atlantic. The sex ratio of turtle hatchlings currently being produced on Santa Luzia is female biased, but there is still a good production of males. The results highlight the importance of the island of Santa Luzia for the conservation of loggerhead turtles, particularly considering that unlike other islands in Cabo Verde, this is a nature reserve where no beach development is taking place and where nest and female poaching is well controlled by the activities of conservation organizations, such as the nongovernmental organization Biosferapt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationChelonian Conservation and Biology, 2015, 14(2), 161–166pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn10718443
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7088
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherChelonian Research Foundationpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectReptiliapt_PT
dc.subjectTestudinespt_PT
dc.subjectCheloniidaept_PT
dc.subjectCarrettapt_PT
dc.subjectAtlantic Oceanpt_PT
dc.subjectNesting activitypt_PT
dc.subjectPopulation assessmentpt_PT
dc.titleA significant nesting population of loggerhead turtles at the nature reserve of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verdept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Statespt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleChelonian Conservation and Biologypt_PT
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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