TWiST 3: Manjula Goes to Jamursba-Medi
Hot topics in sea turtle research and conservation.
Manjula visits collaborators as part of a leatherback nesting beach project on Jamursba Medi beach in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
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Hosts: Michael Coyne, Matthew Godfrey and Manjula Tiwari
Special Guests:
Creusa "Tetha" Hitipeuw, WWF Indonesia
Ricardo Tapilatu, State University of Papua, Indonesia
This Week's Topics:
Jamursba Medi Turtle Nesting Beach
Marine Turtles in Irian Jaya, Indonesia - Marine Turtle Newsletter #90
Leatherback Turtles at Jamursba-Medi Beach, Kepala - Marine Turtle Newletter #64
Turtle tracking and genetic analysis and capacity building
Malaysian leatherback NON-nesting season news items
...illustrating the dangers of not paying close attention to potential changes in thermal environment when relocating nests to hatcheries or other areas of the beach...
Leatherback turtles 'not coming back'
To be discussed in a future episode:
Foley, A. M., S. A. Peck, and G. R. Harman. 2006. Effects of sand characteristics and inundation on the hatching success of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) clutches on low-relief mangrove islands in southwest Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5:32-41.