Anidación de la tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas) y caracterización de las playas en Cayo Largo, Cuba
Quantitative and qualitative relation between beach characteristic and number of observed nests of Green turtle Chelonia mydas at Cayo Largo is shown. The nest quantification was carried out by patrolling and direct count in reproduction season for this species (June-September) in period 2002-2006. A total of 7 beaches were identified with sands strips between 5 and 50 m of wide and between 70 and 4 060 m of length. Annual nesting between 1 114 and 1 866 nests was registered. Maximum number of nests per beaches was 837 nests at Mal Tiempo which also was the maximum value of density (360 nest/km). A positive trend to increase for all key was observed. Results indicate Cayo Largo as main site of nesting of green turtle in Cuba and one of the most important in the Caribbean Sea region.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | Spanish / Castilian |
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Editorial Pueblo y Educacion
2009
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| Subjects: | Beaches, Nesting, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/3454 |
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