Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles

We report for the first time great quantities of floating Sargassum to Serranilla Bank, in the Central Caribbean. The island is an important nesting site for sea turtles, and by the time the Sargassum wave arrived, the baby turtles were disclosing. Due to the thick mat of Sargassum along the beach,...

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Main Authors:	Brigritte Gavio, Adriana Santos-Martinez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018-09-01
Series:	Acta Biológica Colombiana
Subjects:	baby turtles floating Sargassum nesting site.
Online Access:	https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/68113

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spelling	doaj-cd32475ea6124a989c3463761b321dcb2021-08-09T23:34:09ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaActa Biológica Colombiana0120-548X1900-16492018-09-0123310.15446/abc.v23n3.6811348931Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtlesBrigritte GavioAdriana Santos-Martinez0Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Caribe. We report for the first time great quantities of floating Sargassum to Serranilla Bank, in the Central Caribbean. The island is an important nesting site for sea turtles, and by the time the Sargassum wave arrived, the baby turtles were disclosing. Due to the thick mat of Sargassum along the beach, the baby turtles may have troubles to reach the ocean. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/68113baby turtlesfloating Sargassumnesting site.
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title	Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles
title_short	Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles
title_full	Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles
title_fullStr	Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles
title_full_unstemmed	Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles
title_sort	floating <i>sargassum</i> in serranilla bank, caribbean colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles
publisher	Universidad Nacional de Colombia
series	Acta Biológica Colombiana
issn	0120-548X 1900-1649
publishDate	2018-09-01
description	We report for the first time great quantities of floating Sargassum to Serranilla Bank, in the Central Caribbean. The island is an important nesting site for sea turtles, and by the time the Sargassum wave arrived, the baby turtles were disclosing. Due to the thick mat of Sargassum along the beach, the baby turtles may have troubles to reach the ocean.
topic	baby turtles floating Sargassum nesting site.
url	https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/68113
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Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles

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