Original provider:
Guzmán-Hernández, V., Rivas-Hernández, G., García-Alvarado, P.A., Huerta-Rodríguez, P., Peralta-Jiménez, X.
Dataset credits:
Guzmán-Hernández, V., Rivas-Hernández, G., García-Alvarado, P.A., Huerta-
Rodríguez, P., Peralta-Jiménez, X.
Abstract:
The long-term recording of stranded and dead sea turtle individuals in
those critical habitats is crucial for management and restoration action
planning. In Mexico, some multiple-year operating conservation programs
count with a long-term sea turtle mortality database, as in Campeche,
Mexico, where some of the largest hawksbill nesting populations in the
West Atlantic reside. This dataset is a historic reference baseline about the
spatiotemporal mortality patterns of the imperiled sea turtle species in the
southeastern Gulf of Mexico, showing their interactions with anthropogenic
activities and circumstances that jeopardize their population recovery.
Purpose:
To contribute to the scientific and decision-making stakeholders with
historical data regarding interactions between endangered sea turtle
individuals and suspicious anthropic activities. This dataset aims to foster
further research for proposing management actions and promote the
relevance of having long-term monitoring data for robust strategies and
decision-making in any region.