Abstract
Six species of sea turtles are recognized living in the Indonesia Archipelago and four of them are known for their nesting habitats. The study of sea turtles nesting habitats has been conducted at several locations in Indonesia. Almost all islands in Indonesia are suitable for sea turtles nesting sites, including Tambelan Archipelago in the Karimata Strait and habitat conditions are known to play a vital role in sea turtle nesting activity. Unfortunately, the study of sea turtle ecology, particularly nesting habitats, in this region are still scarce. This study aimed to describe nesting habitat characteristics of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Tambelan Archipelago. In-situ observation were conducted from March – May, 2019. A total of eleven nesting sites of green sea turtles were found during the period of study. The Tambelan Archipelago have ecological characteristics with natural, functional, and suitable area for a green sea turtle nesting activity. Coastal communities around nesting sites were found to be ideal for sea turtle nesting habitats. This condition will be able to survive if location can be conserved and sustainably managed.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Allen MS (2007) Three millennia of human and sea turtle interactions in Remote Oceania. Coral Reefs 26:959–970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-007-0234-x
Allen CR, Forys EA, Rice KG, Wojcik DP (2001) Effects of fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on hatching turtles and prevalence of fire ants on sea turtle nesting beaches in Florida. Florida Entomol 84:250. https://doi.org/10.2307/3496175
Anshary M, Setyawati TR, Yanti AH (2014) Karakteristik Pendaratan Penyu Hijau (Chelonia mydas, Linnaeus 1758) di Pesisir Pantai Tanjung Kemuning Tanjung Api Dan Pantai Belacan Kecamatan Paloh Kabupaten Sambas. J Protobiont 3:232–239
Barton BT, Roth JD (2008) Implications of intraguild predation for sea turtle nest protection. Biol Conserv 141:2139–2145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2008.06.013
Conrad JR, Wyneken J, Garner JA, Garner S (2011) Experimental study of dune vegetation impact and control on leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea nests. Endanger Species Res 15:13–27. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00361
Fowler LE (1979) Hatching success and nest predation in the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Ecology 60:946–955. https://doi.org/10.2307/1936863
Godfrey MH, Barreto R (1995) Beach vegetation and seafinding orientation of turtle hatchlings. Biol Conserv 74:29–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(95)00011-R
Godfrey MH, Godley BJ (2008) Seeing past the red: Flawed IUCN global listings for sea turtles. Endanger Species Res 6:155–159. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00071
Hays GC, Speakman JR (1993) Nest placement by loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta. Anim Behav 45:47–53. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.1993.1006
Hindar H, Muchlisin ZA, Abdullah F (2018) Characteristics of nesting habitat of sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea in Lhoknga Beach, Aceh Besar District, Indonesia. Aceh J Anim Sci 3:25–32. https://doi.org/10.13170/ajas.3.1.10977
Jentewo Y, Saleky D, Suruan S (2019) Asosiasi Tipe Vegetasi Terhadap Letak Sarang Penyu Hijau (Chelonia mydas) Di Pulau Piai, Kabupaten Raja Ampat. J Ris Perikan dan Kelaut 1:37–51
Juraij, Bengen D, Kawaroe M (2014) Keanekaragaman Jenis Lamun Sebagai Sumber Pakan Dugong dugon. Omniakuatika XIII:71–76. https://doi.org/10.20884/1.oa.2014.10.2.19
Kamel SJ, Mrosovsky N (2004) Nest site selection in leatherbacks, Dermochelys coriacea: Individual patterns and their consequences. Anim Behav 68:357–366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.07.021
Kuriandewa TE, Supriyadi IH (2006) Seagrass mapping in East Bintan coastal area, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. Coast Mar Sci 30:154–161
Kusmana C (2017) Metode Survey dan Interpretasi Data Vegetasi. IPB Press, Bogor
Leighton PA, Horrocks JA, Kramer DL (2011) Predicting nest survival in sea turtles: when and where are eggs most vulnerable to predation? Anim Conserv 14:186–195. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00422.x
Manurung B, Erianto, Rifanjani S (2015) Karakteristik Habitat Tempat Bertelur Penyu Di Kawasan Taman Wisata Alam Tanjung Belimbing Kecamatan Paloh Kabupaten Sambas. J Hutan Lestari 4:205–212
Maslim, Farajallah A (2016) Distribusi dan Status Habitat Peneluran Penyu Belimbing (Dermochylus coreacea) di Indonesia. Zoo Indones 25:160–164
Mcclenachan L, Jackson JBC, Newman MJH (2006) Conservation implications of historic sea turtle nesting beach loss. Front Ecol Environ 4:290–296. https://doi.org/10.1890/1540-9295(2006)4[290:CIOHST]2.0.CO;2
Mueller-Dombois D, Ellenberg H (1974) Aims and methods of vegetation ecology. Wiley, New York
Nuitja INS, Lazell JD (1982) Marine turtle nesting in Indonesia. Copeia 1982:708. https://doi.org/10.2307/1444676
Oliver de la Esperanza A, Arenas Martínez A, Tzeek Tuz M, Pérez-Collazos E (2017) Are anthropogenic factors affecting nesting habitat of sea turtles? The case of Kanzul beach, Riviera Maya-Tulum (Mexico). J Coast Conserv 21:85–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-016-0473-5
Parris LB, Lamont MM, Carthy RR (2002) Increased incidence of red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) presence in loggerhead sea turtle (Testudines: Cheloniidae) nests and observations of hatchling mortality. Florida Entomol 85:514–517. https://doi.org/10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0514:iiorif]2.0.co;2
Pranata IPAW, Yulianda F, Kusrini MD (2020) Pengaruh morfologi pantai terhadap preferensi bersarang penyu sisik (Eretmochelys imbricata, Linneaus 1766) di Pulau Belanda dan Kayu Angin Bira. Habitus Aquat 1:38–43. https://doi.org/10.29244/haj.1.1.38
Pratomo A (2010) Aspek biologi penyu di kabupaten bintan. J Din Marit 2:59–66
Ridwan EA, Sara L, Asriyani (2017) Karakteristik biofisik habitat peneluran Penyu Hijau (Chelonia mydas) di Pantai Kampa, Konawe Kepulauan. J Manaj Sumber Daya Perair 2:295–305
Roemantyo, Nastiti AS, Wiadnyana NN (2012) Struktur dan Komposisi Vegetasi Sekitar Sarang Penyu Hijau (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus) Pantai Pangumbahan, Sukabumi Selatan, Jawa Barat. Ber Biol 11:373–387. https://doi.org/10.14203/beritabiologi.v11i3.508
Santos RG, Martins AS, Farias J d N et al (2011) Coastal habitat degradation and green sea turtle diets in Southeastern Brazil. Mar Pollut Bull 62:1297–1302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.004
Stell RGD, Torrie JH (1989) Prinsip dan prosedur statistika: suatu pendekatan biometrik, Second. Gramedia, Jakarta
Suwelo IS (1971) Sea turtles in Indonesia. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Marine Turtle Specialists. IUCN, Morges, Switzerland, pp 85–89
Tapilatu RF, Wona H, Batubara PP (2017) Status of sea turtle populations and its conservation at Bird’s Head Seascape, Western Papua, Indonesia. Biodiversitas, J Biol Divers 18:129–136. https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d180119
Wabnitz CCC, Balazs G, Beavers S et al (2010) Ecosystem structure and processes at Kaloko Honoko-hau, focusing on the role of herbivores, including the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, in reef resilience. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 420:27–44. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08846
Wiadnyana NN, Nastiti AS (2013) Sea Turtle management progress of Pangumbahan Beach, Sukabumi District, West Java-Indonesia. In: Proceedings of the design symposium on conservation of ecosystem. KYOTO University, Bangkok, Thailand, pp 29–35
Zagonel Serafini T, Gilles Lopez G, Bernardo da Rocha PL (2009) Nest site selection and hatching success of hawksbill and loggerhead sea turtles (Testudines, Cheloniidae) at Arembepe Beach, northeastern Brazil. Phyllomedusa 8:3–17. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v8i1p03-17
Zainudin IM, Pet-soede L, Hitipeuw C, Adnyana W (2007) Interaction of Sea Turtles with Indonesian Fisheries – Preliminary Findings. In: Indian Ocean Turt. Newsl. https://www.iotn.org/iotn06-01-interaction-of-sea-turtles-with-indonesian-fisheries-preliminary-findings/
Zárate P, Bjorndal KA, Parra M et al (2013) Hatching and emergence success in green turtle Chelonia mydas nests in the galápagos islands. Aquat Biol 19:217–229. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00534
Acknowledgements
We thank the district government in Tambelan Archipelago for their hospitality during the observation, in particular Mr. Walter Dellisanti (City University of Hongkong, China) for constructive remarks.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Contributions
MYR carried out the key concept, collected the data, and produce a draft manuscript. SAP analyzed the data and contributed toward developing the manuscript. AM and SN contributed on developing the manuscript and supervised first author during study. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Additional information
Publisher’s note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Rumaida, M.Y., Putra, S.A., Mulyadi, A. et al. Nesting habitat characteristics of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Tambelan archipelago, Indonesia. J Coast Conserv 25, 6 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-021-00798-4
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
Published:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-021-00798-4