A spatio-temporal assessment of green turtle habitat at Hawkes bay, Karachi through geo-informatics techniques. | [Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences • 2014]

Author(s):

1. Farheen Khanum: Department of Geography, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

2. Syed Jamil H. Kazmi: Department of Geography, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

3. Saima Shaikh: Department of Geography, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract:

Hawkes bay site is one of the major favorable nesting sites for green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Pakistan. Many environmental factors influence the nesting patterns of green turtles at this beach. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the importance of monitoring habitat of wildlife with the help of GIS and remote sensing. Seasonal influence on nesting pit density is quite noticeable on high resolution imageries. Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis was used to highlight the strong relation of temperature and nesting pits. As a result of this research monitoring of spatiotemporal variation and impacts of temperature rise on nesting grounds observed.

Page(s): 377-383

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Published: Journal: Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Volume: 10, Issue: 0, Year: 2014

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