Influence of sea turtle nesting on hunting behavior and movements of jaguars in the dry forest of northwest Costa Rica
Data files
Nov 05, 2020 version files 140.59 KB
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data_sets_paper_Naranjo_Nancite.xlsx
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Maria_non_peak_clip_95.cpg
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Maria_non_peak_clip_95.dbf
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Maria_non_peak_clip_95.prj
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Maria_non_peak_clip_95.qpj
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Maria_non_peak_clip_95.shp
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Maria_peak_95_clip.cpg
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Maria_peak_95_clip.dbf
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Maria_peak_95_clip.qpj
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Maria_peak_95_clip.shp
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Maria_peak_95_clip.shx
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Maria_peak_clip_95.prj
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turtles_carcases2015-2016.cpg
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turtles_carcases2015-2016.dbf
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turtles_carcases2015-2016.prj
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turtles_carcases2015-2016.qpj
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turtles_carcases2015-2016.shp
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turtles_carcases2015-2016.shx
Abstract
Methods
We gathered previous sea turtle nesting data surveys from peer reviewed and technical papers for both Playa Nancite (1980-2011) and Playa Naranjo (2013 - 2015). When the raw data from turtle nesting surveys was not available we used the R package “digitalize” to retrieve data from old figures (Poisot, 2011). Opportunistic sea turtle track-count surveys also were conducted at Playa Naranjo during 2013-2015. Each morning we walked along Playa Naranjo at 2 km/hour and registered activity from the previous night; sea turtle track-counts by species, jaguar presence (i.e., jaguar tracks on the beach) and jaguar predation events (i.e., jaguar-killed turtles). Additional information such moon phase (Lazaridis, 2014) was gathered. We also monitored the movements of a single jaguar.
Usage notes
Maria_non_peak_clip_95 (95% home range during peak season shapefile)
Maria_non_peak_clip_95 (95% home range during non-peak season shapefile)
turtles_carcases 2015-2016 (turtle carcases location 2015-2016 shapefile)