First Record on Loggerhead Nest in Gökçeada, Türkiye in Northern Aegean

Authors : Emre Sandik, Pınar Dermanci, Bektaş Sönmez, Şükran Yalçin Özdilek

Pages : 171-173

Doi:10.31594/commagene.1383679

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :This study presents the first report of a loggerhead turtle nest in the northern latitudes in the Aegean Sea of Türkiye, which was found on the Gökçeada Island of Çanakkale Province, Turkey. The nest contains a total of 129 eggs, 103 of which produced hatchlings and 100 of these hatchlings reached to the sea safely. This sporadic record may be a result of mechanisms developed to overcome the limitations of philopatry and increase their ability to adapt to the predicted global climate change.
Keywords : Caretta caretta, Kuzey Ege Denizi, Gökçeada, düzensiz yuvalama