Impact of artificial light on nesting in the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae) at Cipara beach, Venezuela

Impact of artificial light on nesting in the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae) at Cipara beach, Venezuela

The number of Leatherback turtle nests and their spatial distribution was compared between years with and without artificial light, and between dark and lighted beach segments, in Cipara Beach, Paria Peninsula, Venezuela. Residents were interviewed to identify their perceptions about the impact of a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista de biología tropical 2009-09, Vol.57 (3), p.515-528
Hauptverfasser: Rondón Médicci, María, Buitrago, Joaquín, Mccoy, Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:spa
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Animals
Female
Lightning
Male
Nesting Behavior - physiology
Turtles - physiology
Venezuela
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Zusammenfassung:The number of Leatherback turtle nests and their spatial distribution was compared between years with and without artificial light, and between dark and lighted beach segments, in Cipara Beach, Paria Peninsula, Venezuela. Residents were interviewed to identify their perceptions about the impact of artificial light on sea turtles. Mean volume of sand per meter of beach was larger at La Peña, Cipara and La Remate and smaller at Varadero (p
ISSN:0034-7744