Possible influence of beach sand characteristics on green turtle nesting activity on Samandag Beach, Turkey

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dc.authoridYalcin Ozdilek, Sukran/0000-0001-8264-7606
dc.contributor.authorYalcin-Ozdilek, Suekran
dc.contributor.authorOzdilek, Hasan Goksel
dc.contributor.authorOzaner, F. Sancar
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:20:25Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:20:25Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPhysical characteristics such as sand grain size and humidity were determined and the relation between the examined parameters and nesting success, nest density, and hatchling success of green turtles on Samandag Beach, Hatay, Turkey were investigated in this study. Coarse sand and low humidity at the river site and fine sand and high humidity at distances perpendicular to the river mouth were determined. The wind speed and direction toward land on the beach are important factors forming grain structure on Samandag Beach. The mean particle size, about 350 mu m, at nesting locations (N) of green turtles is smaller than that at nonnesting areas (NT and T). Nesting sites have the lowest uniformity coefficients (C-u = 2.78) on the surface than in no-nest no-track sites (C-u = 3.48) and in only-track sites (C-u = 3.5) on the surface. A negative correlation exists between sand moisture and nesting success with respect to increasing distance from Cevlik Harbor for Chelonia mydas. The hatchling success of C. mydas was found to be significantly affected by sand moisture. When sand moisture is above 8%, hatchling success become too low or no successful hatching occurs.
dc.identifier.doi10.2112/06-0630.1
dc.identifier.endpage1390
dc.identifier.issn0749-0208
dc.identifier.issn1551-5036
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-38349002658
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage1379
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2112/06-0630.1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/21701
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000251120700005
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCoastal Education & Research Foundation
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Coastal Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectsand grain size
dc.subjectsand humidity
dc.subjectuniformity coefficient
dc.subjectsand extraction
dc.subjectnest site selection
dc.titlePossible influence of beach sand characteristics on green turtle nesting activity on Samandag Beach, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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