Sentences with phrase «turtle nesting data»

Organized fifteen years of turtle nesting data into an excel sheet for organized, easy access for research projects

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Over the duration of the assessment, the scientists recorded that at least 155,762 green turtles were caught; the overall estimated catch (factoring in estimated take during periods when data were not recorded) was 171,556 turtles.

Vincent Saba, a research fishery biologist at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), and his study co-authors used annual nest counts from Florida and a time - series of climate data in turtle - nesting population models.

Nest counts are the main source of demographic data for sea turtles, but it's hard to estimate population size from these counts.

With large amounts of data backing up each evolutionary branch on the turtle tree of life, scientists are able to compare their evolution not only across species, but also across each continent's corresponding fossil records.

The team looked at 19 years of public data on turtle nesting locations in Florida and compared them with recordings of Earth's magnetic fields.

According to a study which analyzed 26 years of loggerhead turtle nesting and climate data and compared the findings with models for future temperatures, an increase of just 1 ° Celsius could completely eliminate the birth of male turtles from some beaches while a rise of 3 ° Celsius would lead to extreme levels of infant mortality and declines in nesting beaches across the U.S.

Nest counts are the main source of demographic data for sea turtles, but it's hard to estimate population size from these counts.

The researchers analyzed 26 years of loggerhead turtle nesting and climate data and compared the findings with models for future temperatures.