Northern Cyprus 2009

Marine Turtle Research Group

Dataset credit

Data provider
Marine Turtle Research Group
Originating data center
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)
Project partner
Marine Turtle Research Group (Annette Broderick, Wayne, Fuller and Brendan Godley) of the University of Exeter, UK, and the Society for the Protection of Turtles in Northern Cyprus (SPoT)
Project sponsor or sponsor description
This project is supported by British Chelonia Group, Natural Environment Research Council.

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Annette Broderick Marine Turtle Research Group
Data entry Michael Coyne seaturtle.org

Citation

Abstract

The Marine Turtle Conservation Project is a project of the Marine Turtle Research Group and has been monitoring the nesting beaches of Northern Cyprus since 1992. The project is in collaboration with the Society for the Protection of Turtles in Northern Cyprus (SPoT) and the Department of Environmental Protection. In Northern Cyprus both green and loggerhead turtles nest. Green turtles in the Mediterranean are listed as endangered by the IUCN, with estimates suggesting that there are as few as 300-400 females nesting annually in this region. Loggerhead turtles nest in slightly greater numbers, with approximately 2000-3000 females nesting annually. Approximately 30 % of the green and 10% of the loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean nest in Northern Cyprus.

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 (2018-10-09) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

Attributes

Overview

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
oid
sort
uid
prognum
tag_id
utc
lc
iq
lat1
dir1
lon1
dir2
lat2
dir3
lon2
dir4
nb_mes
big_nb_mes
best_level
pass_duration
nopc
calcul_freq
altitude
sensors
species
tsn
timestamp
project_id
lc_filter
speed_filter
distance_filter
topo_filter
time_filter
angle_filter
life_stage
gender
wetdry
wetdry_filter
obs_datetime
timezone_h
dataset_id
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1909
DOI10.82144/9f40425e
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles1,077
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total1,077
Date, Begin2009-06-08
Date, End2011-06-20
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude22.36 - 43.91
Longitude-11.46 - 76.30
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 1910)
Traveled (km)58,274
Travel hours41,885
Registered2018-10-09
Updated2024-02-29
StatusPublished
Sharing policy Permission required
Sub group(s)STAT
Shared with GBIF*
OBIS*
* Aggregated summary
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