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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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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Brigritte Gavio Adriana Santos-Martinez Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles Acta Biológica Colombiana baby turtles floating Sargassum nesting site. |
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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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Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles |
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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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Floating <i>Sargassum</i> in Serranilla Bank, Caribbean Colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles |
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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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floating <i>sargassum</i> in serranilla bank, caribbean colombia, may jeopardize the race to the ocean of baby sea turtles |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
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Acta Biológica Colombiana |
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0120-548X 1900-1649 |
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2018-09-01 |
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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.
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