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Chelonia mydas (Pacific Green Turtle)

Citation:

Ecology, health and genetic characterization of the southernmost green turtle (Chelonia mydas) aggregation in the Eastern Pacific: implications for local conservation strategies.

Author(s)
Álvarez-Varas, R., Contardo, J., Heidemeyer, M., Forero-Rozo, L., Brito, B., Cortés, V., Brain, M.J., Pereira, S. and Vianna, J.A.
Issue
3
Volume
45
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 39.6 20 kg B Juvenile 7 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 1.66 Body condition index, measure of "fatness" 0.28 B Juvenile Bahía Salado 7 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Appropriate morphometrics for the first assessment of juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) age and growth in the south-western Atlantic.

Author(s)
Andrade, M.F., Domit, C., Broadhurst, M.K., Tolhurst, D.J. and Silva-Souza, Â.T.
Issue
12
Volume
163
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Longevity 49 yr NR Adult See citation See citation Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Ontogenetic changes in diet and habitat use in green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) life history.

Author(s)
Arthur, K.E., Boyle, M.C. and Limpus, C.J.
Volume
362
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Sex Life Cycle Stage Type
Dietary Composition Neustonic material B Juvenile Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition Macroalgae, seagrass and/or mangrove B Adult Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Reproductive output and ultrasonography of an endangered population of East Pacific green turtles.

Author(s)
Blanco, G.S., Morreale, S.J., Velez, E., Piedra, R., Montes, W.M., Paladino, F.V. and Spotila, J.R.
Issue
4
Volume
76
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutches or Litters per year 5.13 Clutch freq. from observation+ultrasonography 1.32 Number clutches/nesting season F Adult Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province 24 Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutches or Litters per year 3.67 Clutch freq. from observation 1.79 Number clutches/nesting season F Adult Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province 24 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Post-nesting movements and feeding grounds of a resident East Pacific green turtle Chelonia mydas population from Costa Rica.

Author(s)
Blanco, G.S., Morreale, S.J., Bailey, H., Seminoff, J.A., Paladino, F.V. and Spotila, J.R.
Volume
18
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Location Sample Size Type
Territory Size See citation Table 1 Post-nesting foraging area minimum convex polygon sq km Nombre de Jesus 9 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Migration or Dispersal See citation Table 1 Migration days d Nombre de Jesus 9 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Tidal movements of East Pacific green turtle Chelonia mydas at a foraging area in Baja California Sur, México.

Author(s)
Brooks, L.B., Harvey, J.T. and Nichols, W.J.
Volume
386
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean See citation Table 1 kg Estero Banderitas 29 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Inter-nesting behavioural adjustments of green turtles to an estuarine habitat in French Guiana.

Author(s)
Chambault, P., De Thoisy, B., Kelle, L., Berzins, R., Bonola, M., Delvaux, H., Le Maho, Y. and Chevallier, D.
Volume
555
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Home Range 512.7 km F Adult Maroni River estuary 20 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Nesting 2012: 12.8, 2014: 12.6 Inter-nesting interval 2012: 1, 2014: 1.4 d F Adult Maroni River estuary 2012: 2329, 2014: 2160 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Multiple paternity in the East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas) from the Pacific coast of Mexico.

Author(s)
Chassin-Noria, O., Macip-Ríos, R., Dutton, P.H. and Oyama, K.
Volume
495
Exposure Endpoint Type Range Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutches or Litters per year 3-Jan F Adult Playa Colola, Aquila, Michoacan 10 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Occurrence of organochlorines in the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Author(s)
da Silva, J., Taniguchi, S., Becker, J.H., Werneck, M.R. and Montone, R.C.
Issue
1
Volume
112
Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
4-7.5 kg M Juvenile Sao Paulo 6 Exposure Factor Datasets
22-Apr kg F Juvenile Sao Paulo 21 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Functional morphology in sea turtle skulls

Author(s)
Moreno, A.F., Escalona, V.H.C., Rguez-Baron, J.M., Ruiz, M.G., Hart, C. E.
Endpoint Value Sex Life Cycle Stage Type
Seaweed, cyanobacteria, seagrass, sponges, scyphozoans, nematodes, annelids, anemones, pennatulaceos, hidrozoos, jellyfish, red crab, tunicates NR Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Research techniques in the study of turtle strandings.

Author(s)
Vélez-Rubio, G.M. and Tomás, J.
Endpoint Value Units Life Cycle Stage Type
Review kg Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Habitat selection by green turtles in a spatially heterogeneous benthic landscape in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida.

Author(s)
Fujisaki, I., Hart, K.M. and Sartain-Iverson, A.R.
Issue
3
Volume
24
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Population Density 50% kernel density estimate 1.3-18.9 km2 B Both Adults and Juveniles Dry Tortugas National Park 15 Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 95% kernel density estimate 8.8-131.5 km2 B Both Adults and Juveniles Dry Tortugas National Park 15 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Green turtle Chelonia mydas foraging ecology at 25 S in the western Atlantic: evidence to support a feeding model driven by intrinsic and extrinsic variability.

Author(s)
Gama, L.R., Domit, C., Broadhurst, M.K., Fuentes, M.M. and Millar, R.B.
Volume
542
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Chlorophyta (Ulva sp., Enteromorpha sp., Rhizoclonium sp.), Rhodophyta (Lobophora sp., Gracilaria domingensis, Pyropia sp.), Phaeophyceae Sargassum sp., Macrophyta (Halodule wrightii, Avicennias chauerina, unidentified angiosperms), cephalopod beaks, marine debris List of nutritional items in total digestive tract B Both Adults and Juveniles Paraná, southern Brazil 120 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Population trends and survival of nesting green sea turtles Chelonia mydas on Aves Island, Venezuela.

Author(s)
García-Cruz, M.A., Lampo, M., Peñaloza, C.L., Kendall, W.L., Solé, G. and Rodríguez-Clark, K.M.
Issue
2
Volume
29
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutches or Litters per year 2.4 Clutches/yr F Adult Aves Island 7689 females, 8658 clutches Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Nesting 11 Successive clutch interval Days between cluthces F Adult Aves Island 7689 females, 8658 clutches Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality Remigrant: 0.79, newly tagged: 0.39 Mean annual survival % survival F Adult Aves Island 7689 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density Nesting females/yr 146-767 Nesting females/yr F Adult Aves Island See citation Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

First citizen-science population abundance and growth rate estimates for green sea turtles Chelonia mydas foraging in the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

Author(s)
Hof, C.A., Smallwood, E., Meager, J. and Bell, I.P.
Volume
574
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Location Type
Population Density 4392 Calculated no. individuals in bay No. individuals B Edgecumbe Bay, Queensland Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Macroalgal foraging preferences of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in a warm temperate/subtropical transition zone.

Author(s)
Holloway-Adkins, K.G. and Hanisak, M.D.
Issue
8
Volume
164
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition See citation Table 1 Items identifed from gavage Frequency B Tident Basin, Port Canaveral Inlet 94 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Ontogenetic shifts in diet and habitat of juvenile green sea turtles in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.

Author(s)
Howell, L.N., Reich, K.J., Shaver, D.J., Landry Jr, A.M. and Gorga, C.C.
Volume
559
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition See citation Figure 2 Foregut contents of stranded individuals Frequency B Middle coast: Colorado River-Mustand Island; Lower coast: North Padre Island-Mexico border 169 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Demography and foraging ecology of Chelonia mydas on tropical shallow reefs in Bahia, Brazil.

Author(s)
Jardim, A., López-Mendilaharsu, M. and Barros, F.
Issue
6
Volume
96
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Growth Rate See citation Table 1; listed by size class Growth rate of curved carapace length cm/yr B Both Adults and Juveniles Tartaruga submerged reef 22 Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition Gelidiela acerosa: 68.2%, Hypnea muscifornis: 59.1%, Gelidium coarctatum: 50% Most frequent algae species % frequency B Both Adults and Juveniles Tartaruga submerged reef 22 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Ecological regime shift drives declining growth rates of sea turtles throughout the West Atlantic.

Author(s)
Bjorndal, K.A., Bolten, A.B., Chaloupka, M., Saba, V.S., Bellini, C., Marcovaldi, M.A., Santos, A.J., Bortolon, L.F.W., Meylan, A.B., Meylan, P.A. and Gray, J.
Volume
23
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Growth Rate 3.4 Growth rate of curved carapace length 2.3 (-0.9)-11.9 cm/yr B Both Adults and Juveniles Sites in Central America 3958 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Feeding ecology of the green turtle Chelonia mydas in northern Peru.

Author(s)
Jiménez, A., Pingo, S., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Mangel, J.C. and Hooker, Y.
Issue
3
Volume
45
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Caulerpa filiformis: 77.8%, Loligo gahi (eggs): 51.9%, Rhodymenia corallina: 44.4% Most frequent items % B Both Adults and Juveniles Sechura Bay 27 Exposure Factor Datasets
Loligo gahia (eggs): 33.3%, Stomolophus sp.: 7.3%, Aphos porosus: 6.5% Most imporant items by weight % B Both Adults and Juveniles Sechura Bay 27 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Change in population structure, growth and mortality rate of juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) after the decline of the sea turtle fishery in Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Archipelago.

Author(s)
Kameda, K., Wakatsuki, M., Kuroyanagi, K., Iwase, F., Shima, T., Kondo, T., Asai, Y., Kotera, Y., Takase, M. and Kamezaki, N.
Issue
6
Volume
164
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Growth Rate 1995-2003: 2.7, 2004-2016: 2.24 Growth rate of curved carapace length 1995-2003: 1.31, 2004-2016: 0.78 0.09-5.32 cm/yr B Juvenile Yaeyama Islands 1995: 2003: 50, 2004-2016: 67 Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality 1995-2003: 0.25/yr, 2004-2016: 0.15/yr Mortality rate B Juvenile Yaeyama Islands 1995: 2003: 50, 2004-2016: 67 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Optimal feeding frequency of captive head‐started green turtles (Chelonia mydas).

Author(s)
Kanghae, H., Thongprajukaew, K., Yeetam, P., Jarit‐ngam, T., Hwan‐air, W., Rueangjeen, S. and Kittiwattanawong, K.
Issue
4
Volume
101
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Growth Rate 1 meal daily (MD): 1.20, 2MD: 1.80, 3MD: 1.81, 4MD: 1.94 Specific growth rate for varying feed frequencies 1 meal daily (MD): 0.07, 2MD: 0.06, 3MD: 0.16, 4MD: 0.21 %/day B Juvenile Huyong Island, Phang-Nga 101 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Somatic growth rates of immature green turtles Chelonia mydas inhabiting the foraging ground Akumal Bay in the Mexican Caribbean Sea.

Author(s)
Labrada-Martagón, V., Tenería, F.A.M., Herrera-Pavón, R. and Negrete-Philippe, A.
Volume
487
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Growth Rate 5.83 Absolute growth rate 0.61 1.25-10 cm/yr B Adult Akumal Bay, Mexican Carribean Sea 172 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Age and growth of juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas in the western South Atlantic Ocean.

Author(s)
Lenz, A.J., Avens, L. and Borges-Martins, M.
Volume
568
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type
Growth Rate 3.7 cm/yr B Both Adults and Juveniles Rio Grande do Sul Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Spatiotemporal hotspots of habitat use by loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles in the Levant basin as tools for conservation.

Author(s)
Levy, Y., Keren, T., Leader, N., Weil, G., Tchernov, D. and Rilov, G.
Volume
575
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Home Range Foraging: 1.37, internesting: 464 50% kernel density estimation km2 B Both Adults and Juveniles SE Levant Sea 5 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Migration or Dispersal Migration departure date June 17-July 29 B Both Adults and Juveniles SE Levant Sea 5 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Factors influencing loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) reproductive success on a mixed use beach in Florida.

Author(s)
Lindborg, R., Neidhardt, E., Witherington, B., Smith, J.R. and Savage, A.
Issue
2
Volume
15
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Hatching Success 59.6 39.5 % success B Hatchling 972 nests Exposure Factor Datasets
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