Ecosystem Summary - Caretta caretta
Caretta caretta in Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic
 
Reference no. Epperly, S.P., M.L. Snove, J. Braun-McNeill, W.N. Witzell, C.A. Brown, L.A. Csuzdi, W.G. Teas, L.B. Crowder and R.A. Myers, 2001
Ecosystem Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic
Status native
Abundance
Lifestage adults
Regional database
Remarks A mean of 120 eggs per clutch for 2827 nests were recorded from Cumberland Island. Size of hatchlings ranges from 3.35 to 5 cm with mean size of 4.53 cm and mean weight of 20.2 g for 438 individuals.

( e.g. cephalopods )
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