Nesting Habitat Suitability for Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys Olivacea) at the Gahirmatha Rookery, Odisha Coast of India

The changes in the beach dynamics at Gahirmatha sea turtle rookery along Odisha coast of India have forced the olive ridley turtles to nests in a non-conducive environment. In the recent past, non-availability of nesting beach due to erosion was hypothesized to be one of the major reasons for non-oc...

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Published in:International journal of conservation science 2013-12, Vol.4 (4), p.477-484
Main Authors: Satyaranjan BEHERA, Basudev TRIPATHY, Kupuswamy SIVAKUMAR, Binod Chandra CHOUDHURY, Chandrasekhar KAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arribada
Gahirmatha
India
Nesting beach
Odisha
Olive ridley
Threat
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Summary:The changes in the beach dynamics at Gahirmatha sea turtle rookery along Odisha coast of India have forced the olive ridley turtles to nests in a non-conducive environment. In the recent past, non-availability of nesting beach due to erosion was hypothesized to be one of the major reasons for non-occurrence of arribada at Gahirmatha. This paper reviews the current status of nesting habitat for olive ridley turtles at Gahirmatha and suggests onshore and offshore developmental activities close to Gahirmatha rookery should be monitored efficiently so that future arribada at this rookery should not be troubled due to habitat destruction.
ISSN:2067-533X
2067-8223