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Title	Recent Nesting Record of Female Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), at Pamban, Gulf of Mannar Not Available

Creator	Kalidas,C Venkatesan,V

Subject	endangered species, laid eggs, morphometrics, nesting habitat

Description	Not Available 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. Not Available

Date	2021-09-17T04:37:18Z 2021-09-17T04:37:18Z 2014

Type	Article

Identifier	Not Available Not Available http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63594

Language	English

Relation	Not Available

Publisher	NULL

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