Where the leatherbacks roam: movement behavior analyses reveal novel foraging locations along the Northwest Atlantic shelf

Where the leatherbacks roam: movement behavior analyses reveal novel foraging locations along the Northwest Atlantic shelf

Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) migrate along the east coast of the United States, traversing the South and Mid-Atlantic Bights (SAB and MAB) while traveling to and from well-known northern foraging areas off Southern New England (SNE) and Nova Scotia. However, there is limited inform...

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Main Authors: Mitchell J. Rider, Larisa Avens, Heather L. Haas, Joshua M. Hatch, Samir H. Patel, Christopher R. Sasso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
satellite telemetry
leatherback turtle
movement ecology
foraging
migration
Mid-Atlantic Bight
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1325139/full

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