Abundance, Production, and Migrations of Nesting Green Turtles at Rose Atoll, American Samoa, a Regionally Important Rookery in the Central South Pacific Ocean
July 16, 2024
We provide the most comprehensive dataset on green turtle nesting, productivity, and spatial ecology for a data-poor population.
This study summarizes novel data most relevant to population assessments of the endangered central south Pacific (CSP) green turtle (Chelonia mydas) population, determined from annual rapid assessment surveys and satellite telemetry at Rose Atoll, American Samoa, from 2012 to 2019.
Murakawa SK, Gaos AR, Johnson DS, Peck B, MacDonald M, Sachs E, Pendleton F, Allen CD, Staman MK, Ishimaru S, Van Houtan KS, Liusamoa A, Jones TT and Martin SL 2024. Abundance, production, and migrations of nesting green turtles at Rose Atoll, American Samoa, a regionally important rookery in the Central South Pacific Ocean Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1403240.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1403240