Zakynthos Nesting Turtles

Judith Zbinden

Dataset credit

Data provider
ARCHELON (2004-2007)
Originating data center
Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)
Project partner
Division of Conservation Biology (Judith Zbinden, Adrian Aebischer, Raphael Arlettaz) of the University of Berne, Switzerland, and ARCHELON, The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece
Project sponsor or sponsor description
The MAVA foundation and to a lesser extent the Karl Mayer foundation are funding the project, which is embedded into a larger project including research on different aspects of Zakynthian loggerheads.

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact ALan Rees ARCHELON (2004-2007)
Data entry Michael Coyne seaturtle.org

Citation

Rees A. 2024. Zakynthos Nesting Turtles. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1923) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1340).

Abstract




The turtles tracked in this project are of the first loggerheads to be tracked during their postnesting migration from a Greek nesting beach. The project is carried out by the division of Conservation Biology of the University of Berne (Switzerland) in collaboration with ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece. Zakynthos is the largest known sea turtle nesting area of the Mediterranean, hosting about 1/4 of all known loggerhead nesting in the Mediterranean. The nesting beaches of Zakynthos are monitored by ARCHELON since 1983.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

Visit STAT's project page for additional information.

References

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

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
prognumProgram number
tag_idPTT ID
lcLocation class
iqQuality indicator
dir1Dir 1
nb_mesNumber of messages received
big_nb_mesdefinition not provided
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
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
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1923
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles2,854
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total2,854
Date, Begin2004-06-27
Date, End2006-08-12
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude24.77 - 57.42
Longitude-58.83 - 49.16
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformTag
Data typeTelemetry location
TracklinesYES (ID: 1924)
Traveled (km)142,166
Travel hours57,995
Contr. throughSatellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
Registered2018-11-06
Updated2024-02-29
StatusPublished
Sharing policy Permission required
Shared with SWOT
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GBIF (via DOI)*
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