Turtle Habitat
Sea turtles inhabit tropical and subtropical waters around the world, however in the case of the leatherback turtle, it reaches the chilly waters of Alaska plus the European Arctic occasionally.
Even though some species have a wide the distribution, an example of a limited distribution is the Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) which only dwells on the continental shelf of Australia, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Also, the Kemp’s Ridley ocean turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) inhabits only part of the American prude.
The main regions of the world together with the presence of sea turtles, separated by species, will be below.
Putting surface sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) - the Atlantic Marine, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Mediterranean and beyond, African coasts, Northern Quotes, Argentine, Pacific Ocean.
Loggerhead ocean turtle (Caretta caretta) - coastal bays and revenues of all continents, except Antarctica.
Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) - the Gulf of Mexico, South of the United States and many specimens in Morocco as well as the Mediterranean Sea.
Olive Ridley ocean turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) - Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and India.
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) - Indo-Pacific Regions, Africa, Brazil, Quotes.
Flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) - Australian coasts as well as southern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) - It has an extensive the distribution around the world. The Gulf of Alaska, Argentina, South Africa, California (USA), Tasmania and India are just some of the places where that lives.
The adults stay in shallow normal water and near the coasts, nevertheless sometimes they enter the available sea. They live quietly with other living creatures from the marine fauna, and some stay close to the coral reefs or rocky areas.
The organic habitat of sea turtles includes feeding, migration, breeding, and nesting areas.
Shorelines are paramount for these reptiles since the females come to the shore to deposit their particular eggs into the nests.
Estuaries, brackish areas where water from the ocean mixes with fresh water from the rivers, mangroves, and seagrass with tall vegetation are also part of their natural environment. The high diversity of aquatic plants and wildlife complement the environment of the turtles that live there.
The coral reefs, which add color and beauty to the seabed, also provide habitat for more than 530 marine organisms, including sea turtles.
Coastal development, real human disturbance, ocean pollution and artificial lighting are significantly severe problems for chelonians, as their spaces keep reducing every day.
Ocean turtles migrate for two reasons, searching for food or duplication. Trips are hundreds although sometimes thousands of miles longer, depending on the species and the accomplishment of their quest.
The Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the species with the best migrations, traveling around 6th, 000 km each year. It crosses the Pacific Ocean coming from Asia to the west shoreline of the United States to get more food.
Putting surface sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) travel approximately 2, 100km across the Pacific Ocean to reach the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.
The Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) cover two main tracks within the region of the Gulf of Mexico: one to the north, for the Mississippi area, and the various other to the south of Mexico achieving the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Bank of Campeche.
In the case of hawksbill sea turtles, they have different migratory patterns. Some specimens show long migrations during breeding seasons, others travelling short distances, and some will not migrate at all.
Flatback ocean turtles (Natator depressus) generate trips within the Australian coasts, covering up to 1, three hundred km.
The Olive Ridley sea turtles travel over the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, while for the Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) there is not known how many miles they travel, but are thought to be thousands.
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