Ghost crab(Ocypode spp.) Predation on green turtle(Cheloniamydas) nest and hatchlings in Chagar Hutang, Pulau Redang

Abstract

This report presents the results of a study on ghost crab (Ocypode spp.) predation on green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests and hatchlings on Chagar Hutang, Pulau Redang, conducted from 26 May - 10 October, 1997. Two species of ghost crabs coexist at Chagar Hutang - Ocypode ceratophthalmus and Ocypode kuhlii.