These models were then used to assess observed changes in nest counts and to project future nesting trends in the Northwest Atlantic
loggerhead sea turtle population, the largest in the world.
Not exact matches
New research indicates that for
loggerhead sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic, the number of returning nesting females in the
population and favorable climate conditions in the year or two prior to the nesting year are strongly related to the number of nests produced by these animals in a given year.
Saba, who has conducted modeling studies on the impacts of climate change on endangered leatherback
turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean, says the Northwest Atlantic
loggerhead study offers a new approach in understanding how climate variability affects
sea turtle populations.
32 Northwest mollusks 404 Southeast aquatic, riparian, and wetland species Acuna cactus Amargosa toad American pika (federal) American, Taylor, Yosemite, Gray - headed, White Mountains and Mt. Whitney pika (California) Andrew's dune scarab beetle Ashy storm - petrel Atlantic bluefin tuna Bearded seal Black abalone Blumer's dock Bocaccio (central / southern
population) Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl California spotted owl California tiger salamander (federal) California tiger salamander (California) Canelo Hills ladies» tresses Casey's June beetle Cherry Point Pacific herring Chiricahua leopard frog Colorado River cutthroat trout Cook Inlet beluga whale (1999) Cook Inlet beluga whale (2006) Delta smelt Desert nesting bald eagle Dusky tree vole Elkhorn coral Gentry's indigobush Giant palouse earthworm Gila chub Great Basin spring snails Headwater chub Holmgren's milk - vetch Huachuca water umbel Iliamna lake seals Island fox Island marble butterfly Kern brook lamprey Kittlitz's murrelet (Alaska) Kittlitz's murrelet (federal) Klamath River chinook salmon Las Vegas buckwheat Least chub
Loggerhead sea turtle (northern and Florida
population)
Loggerhead sea turtle (northern Pacific
population)
Loggerhead sea turtle (western North Atlantic
population) Longfin smelt Mexican garter snake Mexican spotted owl Mojave finge - toed lizard North American green sturgeon Northern Rockies fisher Northern
sea otter Pacific fisher (federal) Pacific fisher (California) Pacific lamprey Pacific Northwest mollusks Pacific walrus Page springsnail Palm Springs pocket mouse Parish's alkali grass Polar bear Puget Sound killer whale Queen Charlotte goshawk Relict leopard frog Ribbon seal Ringed seal River lamprey Rio Grande cutthroat trout Roundtail chub Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfy Sand dune lizard Sand Mountain blue butterfly Shivwitz milk - vetch Sierra Nevada mountain yellow - legged frog Sierra Nevada red fox Siskiyou Mountains salamander Sonora tiger salamander Southwestern willow flycatcher Spotted seal Spring pygmy sunfish Staghorn coral Tahoe yellow cress Tricolored blackbird Tucson shovel - nosed snake Virgin river spinedace Western brook lamprey Western burrowing owl (California) Western gull - billed tern Yellow - billed cuckoo Yellow - billed loon Yosemite toad
In fact, we house the second largest
population of nesting
Loggerhead Sea Turtles in the world.