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<p>Biologging is a rapidly advancing field providing information on previously unexplored aspects of animal ecology, including the vertical movement dimension. Understanding vertical behaviour through the use of time-depth recorders (TDRs) in marine vertebrates is critical to aid conservation and management decisions. However, using TDRs can be particularly problematic to infer animal behaviour from elusive animals, when tags are difficult to recover and collected data is satellite-relayed at lower temporal frequencies. Here, we present a novel method to process low-resolution TDR data at 5-minute intervals and infer diving behaviour from loggerhead turtles (<i>Caretta caretta</i>) during their elusive pelagic life stage spanning extended periods (&gt; 250 days). Using a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) we identify four behavioural states, associated with resting, foraging, shallow exploration, and deep exploration. Three of the four behavioural states were found to have strong seasonal patterns, corroborating with known sea-turtle biology. The results presented provide a novel way of interpreting low-resolution TDR data and provide a unique insight into sea turtle ecology.</p>

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Unlocking sea turtle diving behaviour from low-temporal resolution time-depth recorders

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    2025年6月6日

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  • Jessica Harvey-Carroll,
  • Javier Menéndez-Blázquez,
  • Jose Luis Crespo-Picazo,
  • Ricardo Sagarminaga,
  • David March

摘要

Biologging is a rapidly advancing field providing information on previously unexplored aspects of animal ecology, including the vertical movement dimension. Understanding vertical behaviour through the use of time-depth recorders (TDRs) in marine vertebrates is critical to aid conservation and management decisions. However, using TDRs can be particularly problematic to infer animal behaviour from elusive animals, when tags are difficult to recover and collected data is satellite-relayed at lower temporal frequencies. Here, we present a novel method to process low-resolution TDR data at 5-minute intervals and infer diving behaviour from loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) during their elusive pelagic life stage spanning extended periods (> 250 days). Using a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) we identify four behavioural states, associated with resting, foraging, shallow exploration, and deep exploration. Three of the four behavioural states were found to have strong seasonal patterns, corroborating with known sea-turtle biology. The results presented provide a novel way of interpreting low-resolution TDR data and provide a unique insight into sea turtle ecology.