Connecting paths between juvenile and adult habitats in the Atlantic green turtle using genetics and satellite tracking

Autor: Bénédicte Chanteur, Myriam Bouaziz, Emmanuel Sutter, Yvon Le Maho, Luc Rangon, Noémie Chanteux, Thomas Maillet, Cédric Frouin, Patrick Queneherve, Nathalie Aubert, Julie Gresser, Céline Murgale, Damien Chevallier, Cyrille Barnerias, Adrien Pinson, Jean-Pierre Allenou, Robinson Bordes, Fabien Lefebvre, Odile Petit, Christelle Guimera, Abdelwahab Benhalilou, Blandine Guillemot, Maïlis Huguin, Christelle Béranger, Fabien Vedie, Émilie Dumont-Dayot, Jordan Martin, Julien Mailles, Nicolas Lecerf, Gaëlle Hiélard, Philippine Chambault, Sidney Régis, Nicolas Cimiterra, Matthieu Duru, Denis Etienne, Benoit de Thoisy, Thierry Woignier, Laurent Thieulle, Marc Bonola, Frédéric Flora
Přispěvatelé: Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Association Kwata (Kwata), Kwata, DEAL Martinique, MEDDTL, Office de l'Eau Martinique, Délégation Inter Régionale Outre-mer, Surfrider Foundation Europe, IRD Martinique-Caraïbe (IRD Martinique-Caraïbe), Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Avignon Université (AU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Association POEMM (Association POEMM), Parc naturel régional de la Martinique (PNR Martinique), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Avignon Université (AU)
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Ecology and Evolution
Ecology and Evolution, 2018, 8 (24), pp.12790-12802. ⟨10.1002/ece3.4708⟩
Ecology and Evolution, Wiley Open Access, 2018, 8 (24), pp.12790-12802. ⟨10.1002/ece3.4708⟩
Ecology And Evolution (2045-7758) (Wiley), 2018-12, Vol. 8, N. 24, P. 12790-12802
ISSN: 2045-7758
Popis: International audience; Although it is commonly assumed that female sea turtles always return to the beach they hatched, the pathways they use during the years preceding their first reproduction and their natal origins are most often unknown, as it is the case for juvenile green turtles found in Martinique waters in the Caribbean. Given the oceanic circulation of the Guiana current flowing toward Martinique and the presence of important nesting sites for this species in Suriname and French Guiana, we may assume that a large proportion of the juvenile green turtles found in Martinique are originating from the Suriname-French Guiana beaches. To confirm this hypothesis, we performed mixed stock analysis (MSA) on 40 green turtles sampled in Martinique Island and satellite tracked 31 juvenile green turtles tagged in Martinique to (a) assess their natal origin and (b) identify their destination. Our results from MSA confirm that these juveniles are descendant from females laying on several Caribbean and Atlantic beaches, mostly from Suriname and French Guiana, but also from more southern Brazilian beaches. These results were confirmed by the tracking data as the 10 turtles leaving Martinique headed across the Caribbean-Atlantic region in six different directions and 50% of these turtles reached the Brazilian foraging grounds used by the adult green turtles coming from French Guiana. One turtle left the French Guianan coast to perform the first transatlantic migration ever recorded in juvenile green turtles, swimming toward Guinea-Bissau, which is the most important nesting site for green turtles along the African coast. The extensive movements of the migrant turtles evidenced the crossing of international waters and more than 25 exclusive economic zones, reinforcing the need for an international cooperative network to ensure the conservation of future breeders in this endangered species.
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