Registro de la tortuga caná (Dermochelys coriacea) en el Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Pacífico colombiano

Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea is the only species within the Dermochelyidae family. It is the species of marine turtle with the widest geographic distribution, it being in all oceans of the world except Antarctic Ocean. In Colombia it has been frequently reported in the Atlantic where eve...

Full description

Autores:
Tipo de recurso:
Fecha de publicación:
2016
Institución:
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Repositorio:
Repositorio Institucional de Documentación Científica
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.humboldt.org.co:20.500.11761/9865
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11761/9865
Palabra clave:
Ampliación de distribución
Dermochelyidae
Océano Pacífico Oriental
Dermochelyidae
Eastern Pacific Ocean
Range extension
Rights
License
http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
Description
Summary:Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea is the only species within the Dermochelyidae family. It is the species of marine turtle with the widest geographic distribution, it being in all oceans of the world except Antarctic Ocean. In Colombia it has been frequently reported in the Atlantic where even important breeding beaches and transit zones has been recognized. However, for the Colombian Pacific the information is limited, because the observations of individuals are anecdotal and its presence has only been reported at El Valle – Utría Cove, Chocó. In this document the presence of one adult of D. coriacea is reported at the marine protected area of the Gorgona Natural National Park (Cauca department), 350 kilometers to the south of Utría Cove.