Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetKingdomAnimalia202423PhylumChordata158852SubphylumVertebrata331030ClassReptilia173747OrderTestudines173749FamilyDermochelyidae173841GenusDermochelys173842SpeciesDermochelys coriacea173843 Islameta Group - Department of Biology, University of Pisa, ItalyThe Indian Ocean has many breeding areas for sea turtles, the southernmost ones being on the Maputaland coast of KwaZulu-Natal, where leatherback turtles nest in large numbers thanks to long-lasting protection programs. For the leatherback this is the only known nesting site in the entire western Indian Ocean. At the end of the reproductive season, leatherbacks undertake migrations towards disparate feeding areas. To contribute to their conservation, the migratory behavior of these animals has been studied by satellite telemetry for several years. This species turned out to frequent widely dispersed areas ranging from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mozambique Channel, performing large-scale wandering probably due to the leatherbacks' feeding habits on macroplankton such as jellyfish and salps. These movements have been shown to be heavily influenced by the main oceanic currents and oceanographic mesoscale features occurring in the areas crossed.Documenting the extent of the post-nesting movements of leatherbacks nesting in South Africa and understand their behavior.Luschi, P2012https://doi.org/10.82144/e379e535OBIS-SEAMAP439http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/439OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.0ground condition1996-01-162003-07-16CompleteNone planned12.27238.7-24.683-41.80512.27238.7-24.683-41.805PlatformRadio transmittersAnimal movementsUser definedleatherbackmigrationcurrentsUser definedIndian OceanAgulhas CurrentSouth AfricaOpen public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details.1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset Luschi, P. 2012. Leatherback Tracking in South Africa. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/439) on yyyy-mm-dd. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy.ShapefileLuschi, P., J.R.E. Lutjeharms, P. Lambardi, R. Mencacci, G.R. Hughes, and C.G. Hays2006http://www.seaturtle.org/PDF/Luschi_2006_SAfrJMarSci.pdfSouth African Journal of Science102: 51-58Luschi, P., A. Sale, R. Mencacci, G.R. Hughes, J.R.E. Lutjeharms, and F. Papi2003http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/270/Suppl_2/S129.full.pdfProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences270 suppl. 2: 129-132Lambardi, P., J.R.E. Lutjeharms, R. Mencacci, C.G. Hays, and P. Luschi, 2008http://www.seaturtle.org/PDF/Lambardi_2008_MarEcolProgSer.pdfMarine Ecologyl Progress Series353: 289-301Paolo LuschiUniversity of Pisamailing and physical address

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PisaI-56126Italy0502211376pluschi@biologia.unipi.it05024653Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.mailing and physical address

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