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As migratory animals, sea turtles travel from the tropics to sub-polar regions, transferring energy between marine and terrestrial environments. They´re considered ecosystem engineers, due to its influence on coral reefs, seagrass meadows and sandy bottoms of the ocean floor.
Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR2012
TAMAR
Mata de São João, Brazil
A hawksbill turtle tagged in Brazil, in January 1990 was captured six months later in Africa. The turtle was originally tagged in Atol das Rocas-RN and traveled at least 3.680km to get to Africa, in approximately six months.
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- Title: As migratory animals, sea turtles travel from the tropics to sub-polar regions, transferring energy between marine and terrestrial environments. They´re considered ecosystem engineers, due to its influence on coral reefs, seagrass meadows and sandy bottoms of the ocean floor.
- Creator: Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR
- Date Created: 2012
- Location: Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brasil
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