The first record of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting on the northernmost Aegean coast, Turkey

Authors : Şükran YALÇIN ÖZDİLEK, Selma KIRBECİ, Sevil YALÇIN, Aytaç ALTIN, Ahmet UZATICI, Murat TOSUNOĞLU, Adnan AYAZ, Alkan ÖZTEKİN, Bektaş SÖNMEZ

Pages : 198-203

Doi:10.28978/nesciences.833003

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Publication Date : 2020-11-27

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :This study presents the first documented evidence of a loggerhead turtle nest on the northernmost Aegean coast of Turkey which was found on the Gelibolu Peninsula of Çanakkale province, Turkey. The nest contains a total of 74 eggs; 50 of them produced hatchlings and 46 of those hatchlings reached to the sea safely. This record supports the idea that sea turtles search alternative nesting beaches as a result of climate change.
Keywords : Caretta caretta, North Aegean Sea, Çanakkale, Gelibolu Peninsula, Sporadic nesting site