Tracking small loggerheads from spanish nests

Universitat Politècnica de València

Dataset credit

Data provider
Seguimiento de juveniles de Tortuga boba
Originating data center
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)
Project partner
The results presented in this project come from the collaboration of researches of different spanish institutions
Universitat Politècnica de València
Unidad de Zoología Marina, Universidad de Valencia (Spain)
Research Institute Doñana Biological Station, CSIC
Fundación CRAM
Oceanogràfic, Valencia
Generalitat Valenciana
Junta de Andalucia
Oceanogràfic de Valencia
Acuario de Sevilla
Xaloc Hermanos de Sal

Project sponsor or sponsor description
Funding has benn provided by different institutions and associations:
1. LIFE IP INTEMARES
2. Universitat Politècnica de València
2. Ministerio de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente (Spain),16MNSV006
3. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, CGL2011-30413, University of Valencia
4. Fundació CRAM
5. Fundación Hombre y Territorio


Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Eduardo Belda Seguimiento de juveniles de Tortuga boba
Data entry Michael Coyne seaturtle.org

Citation

Abstract

The project tracks small juvenile loggerhead turtles. The turtles were born in Valencia (Spain) and Catalonia from natural nests found in Spain in 2014 and in Andalusia in 2015, and Valencia (2016). Eggs were translocated and the neonates were headstared in different centers: Arca del Mar, Oceanogràfic de Valencia, Acuario de Sevilla, Fundación CRAM and at the CEGMA Algeciras.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

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Change History

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

- 1.0.0 (2015-09-22) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

Attributes

Overview

Attributes are defined by seaturtle.org.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
sortInternal use
uidUnique ID assigned by STAT
prognumProgram number
tag_idPTT ID
utcDate and time in UTC
lcLocation class
iqQuality indicator
lat1Latitude in decimal degrees
dir1Dir 1
lon1Longitude in decimal degrees
dir2Dir 2
lat2
dir3Dir 3
lon2
dir4Dir 4
nb_mesNumber of messages received
big_nb_mes
best_levelBest signal strength in dB
pass_durationPass duration in seconds
nopcNumber Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4)
calcul_freqCalculated frequency
altitudeAltitude used for location calculation
sensorsSensors
speciesSpecies name
tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
timestampNumeric timestamp
project_idSTAT Project ID
lc_filterParameters to location filtering
speed_filterParameters to speed filtering
distance_filterParameters to distance filtering
topo_filterParameters to topo filtering
time_filterParameters to time filtering
angle_filterParameters to angle filtering
life_stageLife stage of the animal
genderGender of the animal
wetdryWet or dry
wetdry_filterParameters to Wet or dry filterint
obs_datetimeDate and time (local time zone)
timezone_hTime difference from UTC
dataset_idDataset ID by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1314
DOI10.82144/4fac7440
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles750
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species-750
Total750
Date, Begin2015-09-15
Date, End2015-12-14
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude35.94 - 40.29
Longitude-2.87 - 13.73
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 1315)
Traveled (km)14,919
Travel hours13,916
Registered2015-09-22
Updated2025-08-01
StatusPublished
Sharing policy Permission required
Sub group(s)STAT
Shared with GBIF*
OBIS*
* Aggregated summary
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