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TABLE 11.2
Annual Survival Rates Estimated for Sea Turtles
Species
Method
Duration of
Study
(years)
Life Stage
Survival
Location
Reference
Loggerhead
Mark–recapture
12
Adult female
0.8091
SE U.S.
Frazer, 1983
Catch curve
1
Benthic juvenile
0.70
SE U.S.
Frazer, 1987
Catch curve
1
Benthic juvenile
0.68
SE U.S.
Frazer, 1987
Mark–recapture
14
Adult female
0.9102
Australia
Heppell et al., 1996
Mark–recapture
8
Adult female
0.782
Australia
Heppell et al., 1996
CJS
14
Pubescent
0.8853
Australia
Heppell et al., 1996
CJS
14
Subadults
0.8295
Australia
Heppell et al., 1996
Catch curve
4
Benthic juvenile
0.893
SE U.S.
NMFS, 2001
CJS
9
Benthic juvenile
0.918
Australia
Chaloupka and Limpus, 2002
CJS
9
Adult
0.875
Australia
Chaloupka and Limpus, 2002
Green
Mark–recapture
20
Adult female
0.57–0.75
Costa Rica
Bjorndal, 1980
CJS
9
Benthic juvenile
0.8804
Australia
Chaloupka, 2002; Chaloupka
and Limpus, 1998
CJS
9
Subadult
0.8474
Australia
Chaloupka, 2002; Chaloupka
and Limpus, 1998
CJS
9
Adult
0.9482
Australia
Chaloupka, 2002; Chaloupka
and Limpus, 1998
Kemp’s ridley
Catch curve
12
Pelagic juvenile
0.24–0.38
SE U.S.
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