the atlantic subpopulation of green sea turtles lay at aves island, the u.s. virgin islands, puerto rico, and costa rica, cayman islands, tortuguero, ascension.
the atlantic subpopulation of green sea turtles lay at aves island, the u.s. virgin islands, puerto rico, and costa rica, cayman islands, tortuguero, ascension.
where do the atlantic subpopulation of green sea turtles lay their eggs?
aves island, the u.s. virgin islands, puerto rico, and costa rica, cayman islands, tortuguero, ascension
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green sea turtles move across three habitat types, depending on their life stage. they lay eggs on beaches. mature turtles spend most of their time in shallow, coastal waters with lush seagrass beds. adults frequent inshore bays, lagoons and shoals with lush seagrass meadows. entire generations often migrate between one pair of feeding and nesting areas. green sea turtles, "chelonia mydas", are classified as an aquatic species and are distributed around the globe in warm tropical to subtropical waters. the environmental parameter that limits the distribution of the turtles is ocean temperatures below 7 to 10 degrees celsius. within their geographical range, the green sea turtles generally stay near continental and island coastlines. near the coastlines, the green sea turtles live within shallow bays and protected shores. in these protected shores and bays, the green sea turtle habitats include coral reefs, salt marshes, and nearshore seagrass beds. the coral reefs provide red, brown, and green algae for their diet and gives protection from predators and rough storms within the ocean. the salt marshes and seagrass beds contain seaweed and grass vegetation, allowing ample habitat for the sea turtles.
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