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Titre : |
Sea turtle age determination to study population dynamics and improve Mediterranean loggerhead (Caretta caretta) conservation
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Auteur(s) : |
Dimitri Médétian, Auteur (et co-auteur)
Pep Serra-Diaz, Tuteur Claude Miaud, Responsable de stage |
Type de document : | Mémoire |
Filière : | Ing. DA : GMN -- Gestion des milieux naturels |
Sujets : | Tortue de mer ; Caretta caretta ; Dynamique des populations ; Détermination de l'âge Conservation des especes Méditerranée (mer) |
Résumé : |
The ages of thirty Loggerhead Sea Turtles found in the French Mediterranean have been determined using the skeletochronology method. This consists of making Sea Turtles’ humeri histological sections in order to count the growth lines using a microscope. The novel approach of this study is to preferentially measure the areas delineated by these growth lines instead of using diameters. This allows for improved accuracy. Thereafter, two methods were employed to deduce sea turtle ages with histological sections: the correction factor method and the back-calculation method. Results are obtained with growth curves representing the carapace size as an indicator of age. The mean ages of turtles within the sample were recorded between 10.1 and 13.2 years depending on the method employed. The a[...]
The ages of thirty Loggerhead Sea Turtles found in the French Mediterranean have been determined using the skeletochronology method. This consists of making Sea Turtles’ humeri histological sections in order to count the growth lines using a microscope. The novel approach of this study is to preferentially measure the areas delineated by these growth lines instead of using diameters. This allows for improved accuracy. Thereafter, two methods were employed to deduce sea turtle ages with histological sections: the correction factor method and the back-calculation method. Results are obtained with growth curves representing the carapace size as an indicator of age. The mean ages of turtles within the sample were recorded between 10.1 and 13.2 years depending on the method employed. The age at sexual maturity is estimated between 14.3 and 23.9 years which is consistent with other studies conducted in the Mediterranean. These demographic parameters have allowed us to build a population viability analysis model. It indicates that conservation efforts must principally be focused on large juveniles (20-40 cm CCL) and subadults (40-66.5 cm CCL). This study identifies the need for two crucial conservation actions to be prioritized: the reduction of impact by fisheries and protection of key sea turtle habitats.
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Editeur(s) : | Nancy [France] : AgroParisTech |
Date de publication : | 2022 |
Format : | 1 vol. (78 p.) / ill. en coul., couv. ill., bibliogr. / 30 cm |
Note(s) : |
Diplôme d'ingénieur AgroParisTech, Mémoire de fin d'études, Dominante d’approfondissement Spécialité Gestion des Milieux naturels- Stage de fin de 3ème année de la formation d'Ingénieur AgroParisTech effectué au sein du Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Montpellier (CEFE) - Montpellier, France |
Langue(s) : | Anglais |
Lien vers la notice : | https://infodoc.agroparistech.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=215922 |
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Nancy | Bibliothèque | sans section | MEM-3A-2022-MED-E | Numérique | Diffusable Exclu du prêt |
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MEM-3A-2022-MED-E Adobe Acrobat PDF |