MIGRATI0N PATTERN OF POST-NESTING GREEN TURTLE IN THE GULF OF THAILAND
| Autor: | Charuchinda, Mickmin, SAKAMOTO, Wataru, ARAI, Nobuaki, Monanunsap, Somchai |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on SEASTAR2000. :53-57 |
| Popis: | Satellite telemetry using the Argos system was employed to study the long-range migratory travel of eleven post-nesting green turtles Chelonia mydas in the Gulf of Thailand during the year of 2000-2001. The results showed that the turtles migrated mainly in two directions, the first route stretched eastward along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand to Vietnam peninsular, some crossed South China Sea and entered Sulu Sea of Philippines water. The second route went down to the south across the Gulf of Thailand to Malaysia peninsular. The migration distance ranged from 456-2, 823 km with the travel speed of 1.13-2.77 km hr-1. It could be pointed out that green turtles in Thailand have wide distribution sharing many foraging sites among neighbor countries. There is thus no doubt that more cooperative research is needed between countries for conservation of our sea turtle in the region. Southeast Asia Sea Turtle Associative Research Bangkok, Thailand, 16-19 December 2002 |
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