MOVEMENTS AND SUBMERGENCE PATTERNS OF LOGGERHEAD TURTLES (CARE1TA CARE1TA) IN THE GULF OF MEXICO DETERMINED THROUGH SATELLITE TELEMETRY
MOVEMENTS AND SUBMERGENCE PATTERNS OF LOGGERHEAD TURTLES (CARE1TA CARE1TA) IN THE GULF OF MEXICO DETERMINED THROUGH SATELLITE TELEMETRY
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通过卫星遥测确定墨西哥湾红海龟 (CARE1TA CARE1TA) 的移动和淹没模式
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发表时间：
1994
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
J. Carpenter
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作者：
M. Renaud;J. Carpenter
四只红海龟，直背甲长56至93厘米，重28至98公斤，在墨西哥湾18至78米水深处放生，跟踪时间为5.0至10.5个月。霍恩的范围从954到28833 krn 2，而核心区域从89.6到4,279 krn 2不等。红海龟的平均淹没时间从6月的4.2分钟到1月的171.7分钟不等。每天的淹没次数与每天的淹没持续时间成反比。在任何一个特定的季节里，红海龟平均有90%以上的时间都在水下。红海龟的底深位置与加尔维斯顿的平均气温（-0.56 < r < 0.28）和平均海面温度（-0.72 < r < 0.25）呈显著正相关。当温度与距海岸的距离回归时，相关性更高（-0.58 < r < 0.60）。平均游泳速度为0.4 ~ 1.4krn·h-1，其中95%以上的游泳速度小于5 krn·h-1。
Four loggerhead sea turtles, ranging from 56 to 93 cm in straight carapace length and from 28 to 98 kg in weight, were released in 18- to 78-m water depths and tracked for periods of 5.0 to 10.5 months in the Gulf of Mexico. Horne ranges extended from 954 to 28833 krn2 while core areas varied from 89.6 to 4,279 krn2• Core areas included several petroleum and gas structures that may have been visited on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Average submergence times of loggerheads ranged from 4.2 min in June to 171.7 min in January. The number of submergences per day was inversely proportional to the duration of submergences per day. Loggerheads spent, on the average, over 90% of their time under water in any given season. Bottom depth location of the loggerheads was significantly correlated to Galveston's mean air temperature (-0.56 < r < 0.28) and mean sea surface temperature (-0.72 < r < 0.25). Correlation was higher (-0.58 < r < 0.60) when temperatures were regressed against distance from shore. Mean swimming speeds of these loggerheads were from 0.4 to 1.4 krn·h-I, with over 95% of the values <5 krn·h-I.