Monitoring loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) nests in turkey using gis

Derya Maktav; Filiz Sunar; Denizhan Yalin; Ersoy Aslan

doi:10.1080/089207500263549

Monitoring loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) nests in turkey using gis

Derya Maktav^*, Filiz Sunar, Denizhan Yalin, Ersoy Aslan

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Department of Geomatics Engineering

Istanbul Technical University

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Abstract

Both the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) live, feed, and nest in the Mediterranean, mostly on the beaches of Turkey and Greece. The greatest threat to the survival of Caretta caretta has been found to be on the sandy beaches where their lives begin. In this study, the digital terrain model (DTM) of the Iztuzu Beach in Turkey where the Caretta caretta sea turtles lay their eggs was prepared using a global positioning system (GPS) and a geographic information system (GIS). A flexible coastal geographic information system was prepared integrating the DTM with digitally processed satellite images and ground truth of the nesting area and its surroundings. Researchers, decision makers, other end users, or sea turtle experts can find and query any environmental information having a possible impact on the nesting area using a computer-based GIS database. A multidate monitoring of the nesting area allows users to extract and compare much information about the location and condition of the nests and will help researchers develop better strategies for protecting sea turtles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-132
Number of pages	10
Journal	Coastal Management
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/089207500263549
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2000

Funding

Geldiay, R. 1982. Investigations on the populations and the protective measures of marine turtles, Caretta caretta L. and Chelonia mydas L. from the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts of Turkey (in Turkish), Scientific and Technical Research Council, Project No. VHAG-431. Ankara, Turkey. Grateful acknowledgment is made to the European Space Agency (ESA), the Istanbul Technical University Research Fund, and SPOT Image for the support of the International Mediterranean Project (IMP). Thanks are expressed to the FORD, World Heritage, and Council of Europe for deeming the IMP worthy of the Henry Ford European Conservation Awards 1998 National Award.

Funders	Funder number
Aegean and Mediterranean coasts of Turkey
International Mediterranean Project
Istanbul Technical University Research Fund
SPOT
European Space Agency
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas	VHAG-431

Keywords

Coastal geographic information system
Global positioning system
Satellite imagery
Sea turtle

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Monitoring loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) nests in turkey using gis

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