Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016

Penang Island hosts a small nesting population of green turtles compared to other sites in Malaysia. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the nesting activity of the turtles in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016 and compare them with a previous study that reported similar data from...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Salleh, Sarahaizad, Mohd Sah, Shahrul Anuar, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
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Language:	English English
Published:	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2019
Subjects:	QH301 Biology QH541.13 Ecology
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spelling	iium-767062020-02-27T08:17:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76706/ Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016 Mohd Salleh, Sarahaizad Mohd Sah, Shahrul Anuar Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal QH301 Biology QH541.13 Ecology Penang Island hosts a small nesting population of green turtles compared to other sites in Malaysia. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the nesting activity of the turtles in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016 and compare them with a previous study that reported similar data from 2000 to 2009. The nesting data provided by various institutions and government departments, including the Kerachut Turtle Conservation Centre, were analyzed from January 2010 to December 2016. Results showed that 383 cumulative nestings were recorded throughout the 84 months of study, which averaged to around 54.71 nestings yearly. There was a reduction of nesting grounds from 13 to seven. These findings provide up-to-date status on the nesting statistics of green turtles in Penang Island. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2019-10-31 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76706/1/Green%20turtle%20nesting%20activity%202010-16.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76706/7/76706_Green%20turtle%20nesting%20activity%20in%20Penang%20Island%20from%202010%20tO%202016_Scopus.pdf Mohd Salleh, Sarahaizad and Mohd Sah, Shahrul Anuar and Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal (2019) Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 14 (5). pp. 26-42. E-ISSN 2672-7226 http://jssm.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2019/10/3-14.5.pdf
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spellingShingle	QH301 Biology QH541.13 Ecology Mohd Salleh, Sarahaizad Mohd Sah, Shahrul Anuar Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016
description	Penang Island hosts a small nesting population of green turtles compared to other sites in Malaysia. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the nesting activity of the turtles in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016 and compare them with a previous study that reported similar data from 2000 to 2009. The nesting data provided by various institutions and government departments, including the Kerachut Turtle Conservation Centre, were analyzed from January 2010 to December 2016. Results showed that 383 cumulative nestings were recorded throughout the 84 months of study, which averaged to around 54.71 nestings yearly. There was a reduction of nesting grounds from 13 to seven. These findings provide up-to-date status on the nesting statistics of green turtles in Penang Island.
format	Article
author	Mohd Salleh, Sarahaizad Mohd Sah, Shahrul Anuar Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
author_facet	Mohd Salleh, Sarahaizad Mohd Sah, Shahrul Anuar Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
author_sort	Mohd Salleh, Sarahaizad
title	Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016
title_short	Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016
title_full	Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016
title_fullStr	Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016
title_full_unstemmed	Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016
title_sort	green turtle nesting activity in penang island from 2010 to 2016
publisher	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/76706/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76706/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76706/1/Green%20turtle%20nesting%20activity%202010-16.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76706/7/76706_Green%20turtle%20nesting%20activity%20in%20Penang%20Island%20from%202010%20tO%202016_Scopus.pdf
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Green turtle nesting activity in Penang Island from 2010 to 2016

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