Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatching success at Raine and Heron Islands

Raine Island, the world’s largest green turtle nesting location, has low nest hatching success. The main causes of this success are thought to be destruction by subsequent females, and inundation nests during high tides storm surges. But even that protected from appear have relatively success, with most embryo mortality occurring early in incubation. Here, I compare developmental phase death ‘dry’ Island (RI) similar Heron (HI), a location previously reported as having Nests at both sites were sampled close peak time (December). Twenty-eight RI 14 HI. Nest temperatures cooler first week incubation HI (median 26.9°C) than 30.1°C), but three-days-in-a-row maximum higher 36.0°C) 33.5°C). found locations was similar, ~70%, occurred 16.5%) compared 3.8%), late 4.9%) 0.2%).