RT Journal Article
T1 The North Atlantic Oscillation and sea surface temperature affect loggerhead abundance around the Strait of Gibraltar.
A1 Báez, José Carlos
A1 Bellido López, Juan Jesús
A1 Ferri-Yáñez, Francisco
A1 Castillo, Juan José
A1 Martín, Juan J.
A1 Mons Checa, Jose Luís
A1 Romero-Pacheco, David
A1 Real-Giménez, Raimundo
K1 Tortugas marinas
K1 Mares y océanos - Temperatura
AB The aim of this study was to explore the possible link between variations in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and sea surface temperature (SST) and the abundance of loggerhead turtles around the Strait of Gibraltar, using stranding data for the Andalusian coastal area as a proxy for abundance. The annual average SST (from November to October) in the Gulf of Cadiz was negatively associated with the total number of loggerhead strandings each year from November 1997 to October 2006 in the Gulf of Cadiz and the Alboran Sea. The average NAO index was positively associated with the number of strandings in the Gulf of Cadiz in the following year. Prevailing westerly winds during positive NAO phases and the subsequent delayed decrease in SST may lead to turtles from the west Atlantic accumulating in the Gulf of Cadiz and unsuccessfully attempting to return. Secondary causes, such as buoyancy, cold stunning, longline fisheries, net fisheries, debilitated turtle syndrome, and trauma may also increase the number of turtle strandings.
PB Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC
YR 2011
FD 2011-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33894
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33894
LA eng
NO Báez, J. C., Bellido, J. J., Ferri-Yáñez, F., Castillo, J. J., Martín, J. J., Mons, J. L., Romero, D., & Real, R. (2011). The North Atlantic Oscillation and sea surface temperature affect loggerhead abundance around the Strait of Gibraltar. Scientia Marina, 75(3), 571–575.
NO https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/9827
NO This study was partially funded by the project CGL2009-11316 (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain, and FEDER).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
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