All of these beaches are pristine, deserted, and without any significant
human influences. The dune area is reduced and features low halophytic
shrubs. All females were PIT-tagged and identified and every nest
corresponded to a different female. 215 nests (around 6% of the total
number of nests laid in the area during that season) were selected in a
stratified sampling that considered both the spatial and temporal
variability on the 6 beaches (Table 1