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Recent Nesting Record of Female Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), at Pamban, Gulf of Mannar

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13278/
https://notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/viewFile/9374/8616
 
Title Recent Nesting Record of Female Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas),
at Pamban, Gulf of Mannar
 
Creator Venkatesan, V
Kalidas, C
 
Subject Marine Turtle
Conservation
 
Description A female green turtle was sighted at Pamban along the Gulf of Mannar just after the nesting on the beach on 15th January 2011.
Morphometric measurements of the turtle were taken and data suggests that this individual is adult. A total number of laid eggs were 109.
The distance between the nesting site and the high tide line was found to be 7 m. The depth and diameter of the nesting pit was 52 and 16
cm, whereas the mean egg diameter and weight were found to be 44.3 mm and 40.5 g respectively. Pamban coast may also be considered an
important place for nesting, because of the continuous mixing of waters of GOM and Palk Bay areas, which in turn create current patterns
continuously throughout the year in addition to the monsoon season. Conservation of nesting habitat along Gulf of Mannar will be
important to maintain the green turtle population.
 
Date 2014
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13278/1/Venkatesan%20V_2014_Notulae%20Scientia%20Biologicae_Recent%20Nesting%20Record%20of%20Female%20Green%20Turtle.pdf
Venkatesan, V and Kalidas, C (2014) Recent Nesting Record of Female Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), at Pamban, Gulf of Mannar. Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 6 (4). pp. 414-416.