A review of migratory behaviour of sea turtles off southeastern Africa Luschi, P., Lutjeharms, J.R.E., Lambardi, P., Mencacci, R., Hughes, G.R. and Hays, G.C. 2006, A review of migratory behaviour of sea turtles off southeastern Africa, South Africa journal of science, vol. 102, no. 1-2, January-February, pp. 51-58. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads hays-reviewofmigratory-2006.pdf Published version application/pdf 738.84KB 159 Title A review of migratory behaviour of sea turtles off southeastern Africa Author(s) Luschi, P. Lutjeharms, J.R.E. Lambardi, P. Mencacci, R. Hughes, G.R. Hays, G.C. orcid.org/0000-0002-3314-8189 Journal name South Africa journal of science Volume number 102 Issue number 1-2 Season January-February Start page 51 End page 58 Total pages 8 Publisher South African Association for the Advancement of Science Place of publication Marshalltown, Transvaal Publication date 2006-01 ISSN 0038-2353 Summary The survival of sea turtles is threatened by modern fishing methods, exploitation of eggs and habitat destruction. Forming keystone species in the ocean, their extinction would disrupt the marine food chain in ways as yet unknown. The Indian Ocean has many breeding areas for sea turtles, the southernmost ones being on the Maputaland coast of KwaZulu-Natal, where loggerhead and leatherback turtles nest in large numbers thanks to long-lasting protection programmes. For the leatherback this is the only known nesting site in the entire western Indian Ocean. At the end of the reproductive season, both loggerheads and leatherbacks undertake migrations towards disparate feeding areas. To contribute to their conservation, the migratory behaviour of these animals needs to be understood. Here we review 10 years studying this behaviour using transmitters that telemeter data via satellite. It emerges that these species frequent widely dispersed areas ranging from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mozambique Channel. The migratory behaviour of leatherback and loggerhead turtles is, however, very different, probably due to their differing food requirements. While loggerhead postnesting movements have a truly migratory nature, the large-scale wanderings of leatherbacks are better described as prolonged sojourns in extended feeding areas. Language eng Field of Research 069999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006, South African Association for the Advancement of Science Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30058383 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 25 Nov 2013, 13:59:26 EST Tue, 26 Nov 2013, 09:33:04 EST Wed, 05 Feb 2014, 12:53:09 EST Fri, 09 May 2014, 15:04:37 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 22:06:05 EST Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 01:35:21 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:44:46 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:48:16 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 54 times in TR Web of Science Cited 54 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 572 Abstract Views, 159 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 25 Nov 2013, 13:59:26 EST