Ecology of neonate loggerhead turtles inhabiting lines of downwelling near a Gulf Stream front

By B. Witherington. 2002

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Foraging ecology of oceanic-stage loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta (2009, background): “…have been reported in the stomachs of post-hatchling loggerheads off the coast of the southeast USA (Dodd 1988, Richardson & McGillivary 1991, Witherington 2002), indicating that windborne displacement is also a likely mechanism contributing to the diversity of prey items consumed by…”
Plastic and marine turtles: a review and call for research (2016, background): “As such, these areas could act as a population sink (Witherington, 2002; Witherington et al., 2012; González Carman et al., 2014).”
Oceanic dispersal of juvenile leatherback turtles: going beyond passive drift modeling (2012, background): “…realistic, albeit incomplete, description of juveniles’ movements we performed a second 6 yr long simulation no longer neglecting the juveniles’ swimming activity but as - suming it is limited to random movements, mimicking motions targeted at randomly encountered drifting prey (Witherington 2002).”
Behavioural polymorphism in one of the world’s largest populations of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta (2010, background): “For example, neonate turtles from the NW Atlantic rookeries spend their first years in the open oceanic realm (Witherington 2002), moving within the North Atlantic Gyre (Bolten et al. 1998, Bolten 2003) before returning to the neritic coastal zone to complete their maturation (Bolten 2003,…”
The ecology of rafting in the marine environment. I: The floating substrata (2004, background): “Other authors have reported large amounts of diverse floating items accumulating in oceanic fronts (Bourne & Clarke 1984, Flament & Armi 2000, Witherington 2002).”
Life in the really slow lane: loggerhead sea turtles mature late relative to other reptiles (2012, methodology): “The exponential decay model: growth rate (cm year)1 CCL) = 15Æ0 · exp ()CCL ⁄ 36Æ0) ) 0Æ38 (R2 = 0Æ94, F3,17 = 181, P < 0Æ001; Fig.”
A review of long‐distance movements by marine turtles, and the possible role of ocean currents (2003, background): “gence regions (Witherington 2002), and where they are safer than in coastal areas.”
Pelagic habitat characterization of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the North Pacific Ocean (1997–2006): Insights from satellite tag tracking and remotely sensed data (2008, background): “However, even posthatching loggerheads have well-developed swimming skills (O'Hara, 1980; Davenport and Clough, 1986) and have been characterized as “smart” drifters (Witherington, 2002) with alternating periods of passive floating and directed swimming based on suitability of forage and habitat.”
Climate change and Australian marine life (2007, background): “…role in the movements of marine turtle hatchlings and early juveniles to ocean pelagic nursery habitats where young turtles remain for a number of years exploiting biologically rich environments linked to current systems and convergence zones (Carr 1987, Witherington 2002, Ferraroli et al. 2004).”
Satellite tracking reveals a dichotomy in migration strategies among juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Northwest Atlantic (2009, background): “sea surface height, frontal systems, and oceanic current vectors also likely inXuence the movements of loggerheads (Polovina et al. 2000; Witherington 2002; Luschi et al. 2003; Kobayashi et al. 2008) and other species of sea turtle including green (Chelonia mydas) (Pelletier et al.”
Western Mediterranean immature loggerhead turtles: habitat use in spring and summer assessed through satellite tracking and aerial surveys (2005, background): “The distribution of hatchlings and early juveniles is considered the consequence of passive drifting along prevailing currents (Milsom 1975; Davenport and Clough 1986; Hays and Marsh 1997; Witherington 2002), although active swimming has also been recorded (Bolten 2003).”
Unravelling migratory connectivity in marine turtles using multiple methods (2010, background): “Upon hatching, turtles make their way to the sea and assum- ing that neonate hatchlings are positively buoyant (Withering- ton 2002) and effectively passive (Bolten 2003b), dispersal is likely to be heavily constrained in this region as a result of the prevailing currents.”
Polymodal foraging in adult female loggerheads (Caretta caretta) (2010, background): “They swim away from shore, are incorporated into offshore currents, and are carried to oceanic foraging areas (Bolten 2003) where they feed primarily on sea jellies and other invertebrates (Bjorndal 1997; Witherington 2002; Frick et al. 2009).”
Foraging ecology of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the central Mediterranean Sea: evidence for a relaxed life history model (2008, background): “…range), and the return to epipelagic feeding after a period of benthic feeding observed in both juveniles and adults in the Atlantic and the western Pacific (Limpus et al. 2001, Witzell 2002, McClellan & Read 2007), can be seen as particular cases of the same opportunistic amphihabitat stage.”
Global patterns for upper ceilings on migration distance in sea turtles and comparisons with fish, birds and mammals (2013, background): “For example, juvenile loggerhead turtles have a broad range of prey and likely feed on a range of pelagic invertebrates including crustaceans (e.g. pelagic crabs) and molluscs (Witherington 2002) as well as dead animals encountered.”
The Ecology and Migrations of Sea Turtles 8. Tests of the Developmental Habitat Hypothesis (2011, background): “In fact, one of the most important studies of this life stage was done in 40 fathoms of water (73 m) (Witherington, 2002).”