Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

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Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

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:

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
Clutch or Litter Size 76.9 Eggs/clutch Embryo Playa Cabuyal, NW Costa Rica Exposure Factor Datasets COSTA RICA 18.2
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
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:

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:

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
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
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
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
Hatching Success 54.4 In situ % B Hatchling 2261 clutches Aves Island Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets VENEZUELA 30
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
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:

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
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
Population Density Nesting females/yr Nesting females/yr F Adult See citation Aves Island Exposure Factor Datasets VENEZUELA
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:

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:

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:

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
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
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Chemical Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
PBDE MIXTURE 0.150 ng/g ww Fat concentration Not Reported 6 Pelagic Pacific Toxicity Factor Datasets
SILVER COMPOUNDS Tumor score 0: 0.51, score 1: 0.21, score 2: 0.39, score 3: 0.59 µg/g ww Blood concentration Female Juvenile Tumor score 0: 13, score 1: 4, score 2: 4, score 3: 6 Sao Paulo Toxicity Factor Datasets BRAZIL
PBDE MIXTURE 0.021-0.071 ng/g ww Egg yolk concentration Not Reported Embryo 11 nests, 20 eggs Guadeloupe, French West Indies Toxicity Factor Datasets
COPPER (elemental) Review Egg yolk concentration Not Reported Embryo 2 Haha-Jimma Island Toxicity Factor Datasets JAPAN
LEAD (elemental) Review Egg concentration Not Reported Embryo 55 Peninsular Malaysia Toxicity Factor Datasets MALAYSIA
IRON (elemental) 343.57 µg/g ww Blood concentration Both Male and Female Juvenile 42 Punta Abreojos Toxicity Factor Datasets MEXICO
ENDRIN 1.064513 ng/mL Plasma concentration Both Male and Female Juvenile 38 Punta Abreojos Toxicity Factor Datasets MEXICO
DDE (4,4'-) Not detected Plasma concentration Both Male and Female Juvenile 39 Punta Abreojos Toxicity Factor Datasets MEXICO
DDD (2,4'-) Not detected Plasma concentration Both Male and Female Juvenile 1 Bahía Magdalena Toxicity Factor Datasets MEXICO
ZINC (elemental) 14± 3 µg/g ww Egg concentration Both Male and Female Embryo 31 Pacific Coast Toxicity Factor Datasets PANAMA
CADMIUM (elemental) Review Bone concentration Not Reported Not Reported See citation Toxicity Factor Datasets
ORGANOCHLORINES 104.9 ± 290.67 ng/g ww Fat concentration Not Reported Juvenile 64 SE coast Toxicity Factor Datasets BRAZIL
ORGANOCHLORINES 54.5 ± 99.34 ng/g ww Liver concentration Not Reported Juvenile 64 SE coast Toxicity Factor Datasets BRAZIL
LEAD (elemental) 0.77 ± 0.20 µg/g ww Blood concentration Both Male and Female Embryo 48 eggs, 12 nests Chabahar Beach Toxicity Factor Datasets IRAN
CHROMIUM (elemental) 0.04 ± 0.03 µg/g ww Blood concentration Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 3 Samanda? & Dörtyol Toxicity Factor Datasets TURKEY
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS 0.31 ± 0.06 µg/g ww Kidney concentration Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 3 Samanda? & Dörtyol Toxicity Factor Datasets TURKEY
ZINC (elemental) 4.04 ± 1.85 µg/g ww Liver concentration Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 3 Samanda? & Dörtyol Toxicity Factor Datasets TURKEY
MERCURY (elemental) Review Liver concentration Not Reported Not Reported Toxicity Factor Datasets JAPAN
ZINC (elemental) Blood concentration Not Reported Not Reported Toxicity Factor Datasets
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