In the study, “Complex movement patterns by foraging loggerhead sea turtles outside the breeding season identified using Argos-linked Fastloc-Global Positioning System” by Antoine M. Dujon and colleagues, the coastal foraging of loggerhead sea turtles was observed. The goal of this study was to gain further information on how loggerhead sea turtles use different neritic foraging sites at multiple scales. Using Argos-linked Fastloc-Global Positioning System, 24 turtles were tracked and recorded. These turtles were selected from a group of 57 turtles that had been tracked due to the duration and multilocational movements. They were monitored for a mean of 6.0 (+/- 4.5) months in the Adriatic Sea and Gulf of Gabes. The two different scales used were site and patch level. Site level being defined as non-overlapping large-scale habitats, and path level being defined as high-use areas within sites. The patches used in a site were similar in nearshore and offshore sites.
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