Impacto de eventos meteorológicos en el éxito reproductivo de las tortugas marinas en la Península de Guanahacabibes, Cuba

  1. Azanza Ricardo, Julia 1
  2. Cabrera Guerra, Claudia 2
  3. Martínez Borges, Adriana 3
  4. Fernández Alvarez, José Carlos 1
  5. Pérez Alarcón, Albenis 1
  6. Martínez González, Yoel 1
  7. Calderón Peña, Randy 3
  8. Betancourt Avila, Ryan 2
  9. Varela Montero, Roberto 4
  1. 1 Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas. Universidad de La Habana, Avenida Salvador Allende 1110 e/ Infanta y Avenida Boyeros, Quinta de los Molinos, La Habana, Cuba.
  2. 2 Centro de Investigaciones Marinas-UH
  3. 3 Facultad de Biología, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba. Calle 25, N° 455, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
  4. 4 Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, ECOVIDA, Pinar del Río, Cuba
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Revista:
Revista de investigaciones marinas

ISSN: 1991-6086,  0252-1962

Ano de publicación: 2021

Volume: 41

Número: 2

Páxinas: 109-125

Tipo: Artigo

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Resumo

The Guanahacabibes Peninsula is a highly vulnerable area to tropical cyclones. The effect of these meteorological events on the geomorphology of the coasts can affect the nesting area of sea turtles and therefore their reproductive success. The objectives of this work were: to relate the geomorphological changes with the reproductive success of the sea turtles and to determine the spatial variation of the atmospheric variables during the impact of cyclones. The effect of cyclonic activity on the interannual variation of the number of nests, the distance traveled to nest, the number of nesting attempts and the hatching success of the hatchlings was analyzed. The value of the variables temperature, pressure and wind force during the passage of four tropical cyclones was estimated and the effect on sand temperature was evaluated. In addition, a sampling of the main physical characteristics of "La Barca" beach was carried out, where the distribution of sand was spatially characterized the year before and after the passage of a meteorological event. Changes in the spatial distribution of the physical characteristics of “La Barca” beach were evidenced between the years 2017 and 2019, analyzing their possible incidence (favorable or unfavorable) on the reproductive success of sea turtles. It was observed that the impact of cyclones is more damaging the higher the frequency and intensity. Their passage affects the hatching success of the hatchlings and the nesting behavior of the females.   Received: 28-04-2021 Accepted: 06-10-2021 First published: 10-10-2022 Editor: Beatriz Martínez-Daranas

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