Which beaches Caretta Caretta choose for nesting? ISPRA sampling campaigns are in progress

In the frame of EU LIFETURTLENEST Project ISPRA beach sediment sampling campaigns on some breeding sites of the past seasons are in progress. The composition of the beach has an impact on the breeding success of Caretta Caretta marine turtles. Since last November two monitoring campaigns have been completed, namely in Tuscany Region and Lazio Region while in Campania Region are still ongoing, the campaign occurs on a monthly basis. The operations of beach sediments include first of all the identification of the point of the breeding site coordinates and after specific equipment takes samples until a depth of 90 cm. The samples of sand carrots taken are thus analysed in the laboratories for the granulometric and chemical- physical characterisation. It is extremely important for the conservation and protection of the species to understand if there is a preference of the characteristics of the sand of the selected nesting point.

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