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Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Citation:

Nesting ecology of East Pacific green turtles at Playa Cabuyal, Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica.

Author(s)

Santidrián Tomillo, P., Roberts, S.A., Hernández, R., Spotila, J.R. and Paladino, F.V.

Issue

3

Volume

36
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Clutches or Litters per year	4.3		Clutches/yr	Embryo	Playa Cabuyal, NW Costa Rica	Exposure Factor Datasets	COSTA RICA	2.3
Time of Nesting	15.4	Successional clutch interval	d		Playa Cabuyal, NW Costa Rica	Exposure Factor Datasets	COSTA RICA	2.9
Clutch or Litter Size	76.9		Eggs/clutch	Embryo	Playa Cabuyal, NW Costa Rica	Exposure Factor Datasets	COSTA RICA	18.2

Citation:

Long-term and seasonal patterns of sea turtle home ranges in warm coastal foraging habitats: implications for conservation.

Author(s)

Shimada, T., Jones, R., Limpus, C., Groom, R. and Hamann, M.

Volume

562
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Home Range	31.3	Median 95% utilisation distributions	km2	B	Adult	66	NE Australia, Moreton Bay, Sandy Strait, Port Curtis, Shoalwater Bay and Torres Strait	Exposure Factor Datasets	AUSTRALIA

Citation:

Metals in Blood and Eggs of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Nesting Colonies of the Northern Coast of the Sea of Oman.

Author(s)

Sinaei, M. and Bolouki, M.

Issue

4

Volume

73
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Hatching Success	See citation Table 3	%	B	Hatchling	48 eggs, 12 nests		Exposure Factor Datasets	IRAN

Citation:

Demography of Marine Turtles in the Nearshore Environments of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Author(s)

Summers, T.M., Jones, T.T., Martin, S.L., Hapdei, J.R., Ruak, J.K. and Lepczyk, C.A.

Issue

3

Volume

71
Exposure Endpoint Type	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Growth Rate	cm/yr	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	493	Mariana Islands	Exposure Factor Datasets	PERU

Citation:

Long distance biotic dispersal of tropical seagrass seeds by marine mega-herbivores.

Author(s)

Tol, S.J., Jarvis, J.C., York, P.H., Grech, A., Congdon, B.C. and Coles, R.G

Issue

1

Volume

7
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Location	Type	Countries
Dietary Composition	Zostera muelleri, Halodule uninervis and Halophila decipiens	Seagrass species comsumption	Great Barrier Reef	Exposure Factor Datasets	AUSTRALIA

Citation:

Spatial Distribution and Residency of Green and Loggerhead Sea Turtles Using Coastal Reef Habitats in Southern Mozambique.

Author(s)

Williams, J.L., Pierce, S.J., Rohner, C.A., Fuentes, M.M. and Hamann, M.,

Volume

3
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Population Density	Review: 0.0000485	Individuals/hr/ha via aerial photo	Turtles/hr/ha	NR	Not Reported	154	Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	MOZAMBIQUE
Population Density	0.00000945	Individuals/hr/ha via dive log	Turtles/hr/ha	NR	Not Reported	See citation	Praiado Tofo, Inhambane Province	Exposure Factor Datasets	MOZAMBIQUE

Citation:

Oceanic overwintering in juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas from a temperate latitude foraging ground.

Author(s)

Williard, A.S., Hall, A.G., Fujisaki, I. and McNeill, J.B.

Volume

564
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Time of Migration or Dispersal	See citation Table 1 "Last date in sounds"	Date of departure to overwinter in warmer water	Date	NR	Juvenile	11	Back Sound & Core Sound	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA

Citation:

Somatic growth of juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) morphotypes in the Colombian Pacific

Author(s)

Sampson, L., Giraldo, A., Payan, L.F., Amorocho, D.F., Eguchi, T., Seminoff, J.A.

Volume

162
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Growth Rate	0.74	Growth rate of yellow morphotype	cm/yr	B	Juvenile	20	Gorgona National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	COLUMBIA	0.93
Growth Rate	Review	Growth rate by size class	cm/yr	B				Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate	0.92	Growth rate of black morphotype	cm/yr	B	Juvenile	20	Gorgona National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	COLUMBIA	1.05

Citation:

Heavy metal distribution in blood, liver and kidneys of Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles from the Northeast Mediterranean Sea.

Author(s)

Yipel, M., Tekeli, İ.O., İşler, C.T. and Altuğ, M.E.

Issue

1

Volume

125
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries
Body Weight - Mean	See citation Table 1	kg	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	3	Samandağ & Dörtyol	Exposure Factor Datasets	Injured/live or recently deceased	TURKEY

Citation:

Trophic ecology of green turtle Chelonia mydas juveniles in the Colombian Pacific

Author(s)

Sampson, L., Giraldo, A., Payan, L.F., Amorocho, D.F., Ramos, E., Seminoff, J.A.
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	Black morphotype	Frequency of occurrence, %	NR	Not Reported	30	Gorgona National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	COLUMBIA
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	Black morphotype	Frequency of occurrence, %	NR	Not Reported	30	Gorgona National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	COLUMBIA
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	Yellow morphotype	Frequency of occurrence, %	NR	Not Reported	47	Gorgona National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	COLUMBIA
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	Yellow morphotype	Frequency of occurrence, %	NR	Not Reported	47	Gorgona National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	COLUMBIA

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Population Density		Nesting females/yr	Nesting females/yr	F	Adult	See citation	Aves Island	Exposure Factor Datasets	VENEZUELA
Clutches or Litters per year	2.4		Clutches/yr	F	Adult	7689 females, 8658 clutches	Aves Island	Exposure Factor Datasets	VENEZUELA
Time of Nesting	11	Successive clutch interval	Days between cluthces	F	Adult	7689 females, 8658 clutches	Aves Island	Exposure Factor Datasets	VENEZUELA
Survival/ Mortality	Remigrant: 0.79, newly tagged: 0.39	Mean annual survival	% survival	F	Adult	7689 females	Aves Island	Exposure Factor Datasets	VENEZUELA

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Hatching Success	59.6	% success	B	Hatchling	972 nests		Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	39.5

Citation:

Trends and variability in demographic indicators of a recovering population of green sea turtles Chelonia mydas.

Author(s)

Piacenza, S.E., Balazs, G.H., Hargrove, S.K., Richards, P.M. and Heppell, S.S.

Volume

31
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries
Population Density	See citation Figure 1	Abundance of nesters			See citation	East Island, French Frigate Shoals	Exposure Factor Datasets	Nesting	USA
Survival/ Mortality	Review	Adult female survival rate	F	Adult			Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutches or Litters per year	Review		F	Adult			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	Countries
Population Density	4392	Calculated no. individuals in bay	No. individuals	B	Edgecumbe Bay, Queensland	Exposure Factor Datasets	AUSTRALIA

Citation:

Nesting of Pacific Green Turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758) at Playa Matapalo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Author(s)

Lopez, R.U.

Volume

142
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Time of Nesting	Review: October-March		F	Adult	117 nests	Matapalo beach, Guanacaste	Exposure Factor Datasets	COSTA RICA
Clutch or Litter Size	60	eggs/nest		Embryo	48 nests	Matapalo beach, Guanacaste	Exposure Factor Datasets	COSTA RICA	21
Hatching Success	84	% success		Hatchling	28 nests	Matapalo beach, Guanacaste	Exposure Factor Datasets	COSTA RICA	20

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	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	Items identifed from gavage	Frequency	B	94	Tident Basin, Port Canaveral Inlet	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA

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	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Dietary Composition	See citation Figure 2	Foregut contents of stranded individuals	Frequency	B	169	Middle coast: Colorado River-Mustand Island; Lower coast: North Padre Island-Mexico border	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA

Citation:

Breeding biology and hatching success of Chelonia mydas (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Aves Island Wildlife Refuge, Venezuela, during the 2010 reproductive season.

Author(s)

Prieto-Torres, D.A. and Hernández-Rangel, J.

Issue

4

Volume

63
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Clutch or Litter Size	124		eggs/nest		Embryo	2261 clutches	Aves Island Wildlife Refuge	Exposure Factor Datasets	VENEZUELA	25.7
Clutches or Litters per year	2		cluthes/yr		Embryo	2261 clutches	Aves Island Wildlife Refuge	Exposure Factor Datasets	VENEZUELA
Time of Nesting	12.4	Successive clutch interval	days	F	Adult	2261 clutches	Aves Island Wildlife Refuge	Exposure Factor Datasets	VENEZUELA
Hatching Success	54.4	In situ	%	B	Hatchling	2261 clutches	Aves Island Wildlife Refuge	Exposure Factor Datasets	VENEZUELA	30

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	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Growth Rate	See citation Table 1; listed by size class	Growth rate of curved carapace length	cm/yr	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	22	Tartaruga submerged reef	Exposure Factor Datasets	BRAZIL
Dietary Composition	Gelidiela acerosa: 68.2%, Hypnea muscifornis: 59.1%, Gelidium coarctatum: 50%	Most frequent algae species	% frequency	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	22	Tartaruga submerged reef	Exposure Factor Datasets	BRAZIL

Citation:

The value of long-term, community-based monitoring of marine turtle nesting: a study in the Lamu archipelago, Kenya.

Author(s)

Olendo, M.I., Okemwa, G.M., Munga, C.N., Mulupi, L.K., Mwasi, L.D., Mohamed, H.B., Sibanda, M. and Ong'anda, H.O.
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Clutch or Litter Size	117.7		eggs/nest	Embryo	1971 nests	Lamu archipelago	Exposure Factor Datasets	KENYA	1
Time of Nesting	55.5	Mean annual incubation duration	days	Embryo	1971 nests	Lamu archipelago	Exposure Factor Datasets	KENYA	0.05
Hatching Success	All: 81.3, in situ: 81.0, relocated: 77.8		%	Embryo	1841 nests	Lamu archipelago	Exposure Factor Datasets	KENYA	In situ: 1.5, relocated: 1.4

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Error
Growth Rate	3.4	Growth rate of curved carapace length	cm/yr	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	3958	Sites in Central America	Exposure Factor Datasets	2.3

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
Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
kg	F	Juvenile	21	Sao Paulo	Exposure Factor Datasets	BRAZIL
kg	M	Juvenile	6	Sao Paulo	Exposure Factor Datasets	BRAZIL

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	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries
Dietary Composition	Caulerpa filiformis: 77.8%, Loligo gahi (eggs): 51.9%, Rhodymenia corallina: 44.4%	Most frequent items	%	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	27	Sechura Bay	Exposure Factor Datasets	Dead	PERU
	Loligo gahia (eggs): 33.3%, Stomolophus sp.: 7.3%, Aphos porosus: 6.5%	Most imporant items by weight	%	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	27	Sechura Bay	Exposure Factor Datasets	Dead	PERU

Citation:

Nesting activity of sea turtles, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) and Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)(Reptilia, Cheloniidae), at Patara Beach (Antalya, Turkey) over four nesting seasons.

Author(s)

Olgun, K., Bozkurt, E., Ceylan, S., Tural, M., Özcan, S., Karasuleymanoglu, K.Ş. and Geroglu, Y.

Issue

2

Volume

40
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Clutches or Litters per year	0.75			Embryo	3 nests	Patara Beach	Exposure Factor Datasets	TURKEY
Time of Nesting	June-July				3 nests	Patara Beach	Exposure Factor Datasets	TURKEY
Time of Nesting	50	Mean annual incubation duration	days	Embryo	3 nests	Patara Beach	Exposure Factor Datasets	TURKEY	3.844

Citation:

Satellite tagging of rehabilitated green sea turtles Chelonia mydas from the United Arab Emirates, including the longest tracked journey for the species.

Author(s)

Robinson, D.P., Jabado, R.W., Rohner, C.A., Pierce, S.J., Hyland, K.P. and Baverstock, W.R.

Issue

9

Volume

12
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Description	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries
Body Weight - Mean	Rehabilited individuals	kg	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	8	Gulf	Exposure Factor Datasets	Rehabilitated	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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	Location	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	Location	Type
Review	kg	Not Reported		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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Growth Rate	1995-2003: 2.7, 2004-2016: 2.24	Growth rate of curved carapace length	cm/yr	B	Juvenile	1995: 2003: 50, 2004-2016: 67	Yaeyama Islands	Exposure Factor Datasets	JAPAN	1995-2003: 1.31, 2004-2016: 0.78
Survival/ Mortality	1995-2003: 0.25/yr, 2004-2016: 0.15/yr	Mortality rate		B	Juvenile	1995: 2003: 50, 2004-2016: 67	Yaeyama Islands	Exposure Factor Datasets	JAPAN

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Population Density	50% kernel density estimate	km2	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	15	Dry Tortugas National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA
Population Density	95% kernel density estimate	km2	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	15	Dry Tortugas National Park	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA

Citation:

The feminizing effect of metabolic heating in Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) clutches in the eastern Mediterranean.

Author(s)

Önder, B.F. and Candan, O.

Issue

3

Volume

62
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Clutch or Litter Size	See citation Table 1	eggs/nest	Embryo	8	Sugözü Beaches	Exposure Factor Datasets	TURKEY

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Age-Specific	Countries	Error
Growth Rate	1 meal daily (MD): 1.20, 2MD: 1.80, 3MD: 1.81, 4MD: 1.94	Specific growth rate for varying feed frequencies	%/day	B	Juvenile	101	Huyong Island, Phang-Nga	Exposure Factor Datasets	15 d	THAILAND	1 meal daily (MD): 0.07, 2MD: 0.06, 3MD: 0.16, 4MD: 0.21

Citation:

Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Feeding on Invasive Algae Caulerpa taxifolia in Turkey.

Author(s)

Özdilek, Þ.Y., Akdeniz, B., Firat, A.R., Balkan, E.Ý., Gürsoy, S., Sönmez, B. and Erduðan, H.

Issue

2

Volume

22
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	Dry weight diet component	1	Samandað beach	Exposure Factor Datasets	TURKEY
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	Wet weight diet component	1	Samandað beach	Exposure Factor Datasets	TURKEY

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	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
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	120	Paraná, southern Brazil	Exposure Factor Datasets	BRAZIL

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Growth Rate	5.83	Absolute growth rate	cm/yr	B	Adult	172	Akumal Bay, Mexican Carribean Sea	Exposure Factor Datasets	MEXICO	0.61

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	Countries
Growth Rate	3.7	cm/yr	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	Rio Grande do Sul	Exposure Factor Datasets	BRAZIL

Citation:

Oceanic diet and distribution of haplotypes for the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the Central North Pacific.

Author(s)

Parker, D.M., Dutton, P.H. and Balazs, G.H.

Issue

4

Volume

65
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	% volume	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	10	Pelagic	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 1	Frequency of occurrence, %	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	10	Pelagic	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Home Range	Foraging: 1.37, internesting: 464	50% kernel density estimation	km2	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	5	SE Levant Sea	Exposure Factor Datasets	ISRAEL
Time of Migration or Dispersal		Migration departure date		B	Both Adults and Juveniles	5	SE Levant Sea	Exposure Factor Datasets	ISRAEL

Citation:

Potential effects of brevetoxins and toxic elements on various health variables in Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles after a red tide bloom event.

Author(s)

Perrault, J.R., Stacy, N.I., Lehner, A.F., Mott, C.R., Hirsch, S., Gorham, J.C., Buchweitz, J.P., Bresette, M.J. and Walsh, C.J.

Volume

605
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Body Weight - Mean	7	kg	NR	Not Reported	10	Big Bend, Citrus County	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	1.7

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	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries
Territory Size	See citation Table 1	Post-nesting foraging area minimum convex polygon	sq km	9	Nombre de Jesus	Exposure Factor Datasets	Post-nesting	COSTA RICA
Time of Migration or Dispersal	See citation Table 1	Migration days	d	9	Nombre de Jesus	Exposure Factor Datasets	Post-nesting	COSTA RICA

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	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries
Body Weight - Mean	See citation Table 1	kg	29	Estero Banderitas	Exposure Factor Datasets	MEXICO

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries	Error
Home Range	512.7		km	F	Adult	20	Maroni River estuary	Exposure Factor Datasets	Gravid	SURINAME
Time of Nesting	2012: 12.8, 2014: 12.6	Inter-nesting interval	d	F	Adult	2012: 2329, 2014: 2160	Maroni River estuary	Exposure Factor Datasets	Gravid	SURINAME	2012: 1, 2014: 1.4

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	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries
Clutches or Litters per year	F	Adult	10 females	Playa Colola, Aquila, Michoacan	Exposure Factor Datasets	Nesting	MEXICO

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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Body Weight - Mean	39.6		kg	B	Juvenile	7		Exposure Factor Datasets		20
Body Weight - Mean	1.66	Body condition index, measure of "fatness"		B	Juvenile	7	Bahía Salado	Exposure Factor Datasets	CHILE	0.28

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	Sample Size	Location	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	Location	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	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries	Error
Clutches or Litters per year	5.13	Clutch freq. from observation+ultrasonography	Number clutches/nesting season	F	Adult	24	Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province	Exposure Factor Datasets	Breeding	COSTA RICA	1.32
Clutches or Litters per year	3.67	Clutch freq. from observation	Number clutches/nesting season	F	Adult	24	Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province	Exposure Factor Datasets	Breeding	COSTA RICA	1.79

Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)

Citation:

Organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, trace elements and metals in western pond turtle eggs from Oregon.

Author(s)

Henny, C.J., Beal, K.F., Bury, R.B. and Goggans, R.

Issue

1

Volume

77
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Condition	Countries
Time of Nesting	June 4-July 18	Adult	17	Fern Ridge Resevoir	Exposure Factor Datasets	Gravid	USA

Citation:

Terrestrial habitat use by Pacific pond turtles in a Mediterranean climate.

Author(s)

Rathbun, G.B., Scott Jr, N.J. and Murphey, T.G.
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	California Counties	Condition	Countries
Time of Nesting	May 28-June 30	Adult	15	Cambria	Exposure Factor Datasets	San Luis Obispo	Gravid	USA

Citation:

Survival of the western pond turtle (Emys marmorata) in an urban California environment.

Author(s)

Spinks, P.Q., Pauly, G.B., Crayon, J.J. and Shaffer, H.B.

Issue

2

Volume

113
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Location	Type	California Counties	Countries
Population Density	53 [48-66 (95% CI)]	Model calculation	Individuals in 10 acre waterway	Both Adults and Juveniles		Exposure Factor Datasets	Yolo	USA
Population Density	49	Model calculation	Individuals in 10 acre waterway	Both Adults and Juveniles		Exposure Factor Datasets	Yolo	USA

Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)

Citation:

Nutritional quality of natural foods of juvenile and adult desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii): calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium digestibility.

Author(s)

Hazard, L.C., Shemanski, D.R. and Nagy, K.A.

Issue

1

Volume

44
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Age-Specific	California Counties	Countries	Error
Growth Rate	0.162	Voluntary consumption of E. cicutarium forb	% mass change/day	NR	Both Adults and Juveniles	10	University of California, Los Angeles	Exposure Factor Datasets	0.5-1.5 y old	Los Angeles	USA	0.133

Citation:

Desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) are selective herbivores that track the flowering phenology of their preferred food plants.

Author(s)

Jennings, W.B. and Berry, K.H.

Issue

1

Volume

10
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	California Counties	Countries
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 6	B	Adult	18	Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area, eastern Kern County, California	Exposure Factor Datasets	Kern	USA
Dietary Composition	See citation Table 8	B	Adult	18	Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area, eastern Kern County, California	Exposure Factor Datasets	Kern	USA

Citation:

Reproduction of Gopherus agassizii in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

Author(s)

Averill-Murray, R.C.

Issue

2

Volume

4
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	Countries	Error
Clutch or Litter Size	5.7	Mean clutch size	Number of eggs		7	Sugarloaf Mountain, AZ	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	2.43
Time of Mating/ Laying	42913	Oviposition date	Date	Adult	8	Sugarloaf Mountain, AZ	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	14 d
Clutch or Litter Size	3.8	Mean clutch size	Number of eggs		4	Sugarloaf Mountain, AZ	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	1.26
Time of Mating/ Laying	42917	Oviposition date	Date	Adult	4	Sugarloaf Mountain, AZ	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	7 d
Clutch or Litter Size	5.7	Mean clutch size	Number of eggs		12	Sugarloaf Mountain, AZ	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	1.49
Time of Mating/ Laying	42929	Oviposition date	Date	Adult	13	Sugarloaf Mountain, AZ	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	9 d
Clutch or Litter Size	4.6	Mean clutch size	Number of eggs		5	Sugarloaf Mountain, AZ	Exposure Factor Datasets	USA	1.5

Citation:

Climatic variation affects clutch phenology in Agassiz’s desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii.

Author(s)

Lovich, J., Agha, M., Meulblok, M., Meyer, K., Ennen, J., Loughran, C., Madrak, S. and Bjurlin, C.

Issue

1

Volume

19
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Location	Type	California Counties	Condition	Countries
Time of Mating/ Laying	See citation Figure 2	Clutch phenology	F	Adult	Mesa wind farm near Palm Springs, CA	Exposure Factor Datasets	Riverside	Gravid	USA

Citation:

Relative abundance and demographic structure of Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) along roads of varying size and traffic volume.

Author(s)

Nafus, M.G., Tuberville, T.D., Buhlmann, K.A. and Todd, B.D.

Volume

162
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	California Counties	Countries
Home Range	See citation	Burrow location relative to roadways	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	149-253	Mojave National Preserve	Exposure Factor Datasets	San Bernardino	USA

Citation:

Head-started desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii): movements, survivorship and mortality causes following their release.

Author(s)

Nagy, K.A., Scott Hillard, L., Tuma, M.W. and Morafka, D.J.

Issue

1

Volume

10
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Sex	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	California Counties	Countries
Survival/ Mortality	See citation Figure 6; predation, exposure	Cause of death relative to body length	B	Both Adults and Juveniles	53	Fort Irwin National Training Center	Exposure Factor Datasets	San Bernardino	USA

Citation:

Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) thermal ecology and reproductive success along a rainfall cline.

Author(s)

Sieg, A.E., Gambone, M.M., Wallace, B.P., Clusella‐trullas, S., Spotila, J.R. and Avery, H.W.

Issue

3

Volume

10
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Value	Endpoint Description	Units	Life Cycle Stage	Sample Size	Location	Type	California Counties	Countries	Error
Clutch or Litter Size	3.3	Clutch size	Number of eggs	Embryo	19	Ivanpah Valley	Exposure Factor Datasets	San Bernardino	USA	0.2
Clutch or Litter Size	3.4	Clutch size	Number of eggs	Embryo	15	Ivanpah Valley	Exposure Factor Datasets	San Bernardino	USA	0.2

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