Nearshore Distribution and an Abundance Estimate for Green Sea Turtles, Chelonia mydas, at Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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dc.contributor.author Kolinski, Steven P. en_US
dc.contributor.author Hoeke, Ronald K. en_US
dc.contributor.author Holzwarth, Stephani R. en_US
dc.contributor.author Ilo, Larry I. en_US
dc.contributor.author Cox, Evelyn F. en_US
dc.contributor.author O’Conner, Robert C. en_US
dc.contributor.author Vroom, Peter S. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2012-05-08T22:02:04Z
dc.date.available 2012-05-08T22:02:04Z
dc.date.issued 2006-10 en_US
dc.description v. ill. 23 cm. en_US
dc.description Quarterly en_US
dc.description.abstract Seventy-three green turtles, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758), were observed in 84 sightings along 28 transects covering 67% of Rota’s shoreline and outer reef perimeter in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. No other sea turtle species were encountered. Juvenile turtles of various sizes dominated in all surveyed environments, and observations of turtles with estimated straight carapace lengthsa40 cm suggested recent and continuing recruitment at Rota. Distribution of turtles appeared temporally stable when compared with previously reported observations and data, with turtle concentrations highest along northeast, east, and southeast coasts of the island. Approximately 118 turtles were projected to inhabit nearshore habitats at Rota. Although this population may appear minor and indistinct compared with those at nearby Tinian and Saipan, continued monitoring would be useful for comparison of Mariana Islands trends. Thirty-five species of cyanophytes, algae, and a sea grass noted as green turtle forage in other world regions were identified at Rota in this and previous surveys. en_US
dc.format.extent 14 p. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kolinski SP, Hoeke RK. Holzwarth SR. Ilo, LI. Cox EF, O’Conner RC, Vroom PS. Nearshore Distribution and an Abundance Estimate for Green Sea Turtles, Chelonia mydas, at Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Pac Sci 60(4): 509-522. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0030-8870 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/22584
dc.language.iso en-US en_US
dc.publisher Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries vol. 60, no.4 en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Natural history--Periodicals. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Science--Periodicals en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Natural history--Pacific Area--Periodicals. en_US
dc.title Nearshore Distribution and an Abundance Estimate for Green Sea Turtles, Chelonia mydas, at Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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