Ask a Biologist: Sea Turtle Nesting

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Key Vocabulary Terms

Review these key terms from Loggerhead Marinelife Center's Virtual Coastal Classroom Lesson to help you find the answers and unlock our favorite photos and gifs of our patients!

Carapace: a bony plate covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)

Endangered:(of a species) seriously at risk of extinction.

Excavate: to dig out and remove

Incubate: to keep eggs, cells, bacteria, embryos, etc. at a suitable temperature so that they develop

Monitor: observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

Plastron: the ventral part (underside) of the shell of a tortoise or turtle consisting typically of nine symmetrically placed bones

Research: the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Scute: an external bony or horny plate or large scale

Species: a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name
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What are the job duties of Loggerhead Marinelife Center's (LMC) field researchers?
They monitor LMC's sea turtle nesting beaches
They track previous patient via satellite trackers
They monitor our natural hammock area for gopher tortoises
All the above & more!
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All the above & more! Our field researchers monitor one of the most densely populated sea turtle nesting beaches, record data of sea turtles that we are tracking, monitor our natural areas around our campus for gopher tortoises, excavate marked sea turtle nests, perform research studies along our nesting beach, and so much more!
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Why is it important to conduct research on sea turtles?
To learn more about and protect sea turtles
To be able to interact with sea turtles
To be able to keep sea turtles as pets
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So we can learn more about and protect sea turtles! The more research that is done on sea turtles, the better understanding we have about them and how we can help protect them from going extinct!
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How long does a satellite tracker last on a sea turtle?
1-2 months
6 months - 1 year
5 years
10+ years
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A satellite tracker last 6 months to 1 year on average. This all depends on how much data we are asking for from the satellite tracker and if it adheres to the sea turtles shell correctly. After time, the sea turtles shell will grow and the tracker will naturally fall off.
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Why does Loggerhead Marinelife Center's research team excavate nests?Select all that apply
To help hatchlings reach the ocean
To learn about the success rate of a sea turtle nest
To learn about the population of sea turtle species
To collect sea turtle eggs to incubate
None of the above
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Our research excavate nest to learn more about sea turtles! Although we may find hatchlings left in the nest, our main goal for excavating a sea turtle nest is to learn about the success rate of the nest and the population of sea turtle species.
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Sea turtles are...Select all that apply
Federally protected
State protected
Locally protected
None of the above
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Sea turtles are federally, state, and locally protected! We follow the protocols that are under the Endangered Species Act, Florida Fish and Wildlife, and the town of Juno Beach & Jupiter when dealing with sea turtles.
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