ABSTRACT
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) is one of the turtles whose populations are decreasing. Seasonal dynamics can affect the nesting habitat of Green Turtles at Pangumbahan Beach. This research aims to analyze how much influence the season has on Green Turtle nesting activity at Pangumbahan Beach, Sukabumi Regency. This research was conducted in August-September 2020 using survey and observation methods. The research results were analyzed descriptively comparatively. The primary data used are data on the width of the beach and the slope of the coast, while the secondary data used are data on wind, rainfall, currents, waves and data on the landing of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Pangumbahan Beach 2015-2019. Regression analysis showed that the beach’s width and slope determine the amount of Green Turtle that landed in 2016 -2019 with an R of 0.8826 and 0.7806, respectively. Wind and current variables do not correlate. Rainfall has a reasonably strong relationship with the Green Turtle landing in the Transitional Season-I with a correlation coefficient of 0.528. The waves have a reasonably strong relationship with the Green Turtle landing in the West Season with a correlation coefficient value of 0.572. While the relationship between each variable and the number of Green Turtle eggs does not show a relationship.
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