Sea Turtle Nest Disorientation and Hot Spot Analysis Data, 2018–2023

2018–2023 data on sea turtle nests includes sample sizes, distance bands for Optimized Hot Spot Analysis, and percentages of nests affected by disorientation. The dataset excludes 5 nests where the percentage of hatchlings emerging was unknown. It was authored by Kerry L. McNally and published on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Perform spatial hot spot analysis based on the distance bands and sample sizes provided.
• Assess annual trends in nest disorientation rates based on the percentage data.
• Compare the effectiveness of fixed distance band versus k-nearest neighbors (k=6) spatial analysis methods.
• Evaluate sample size impacts on statistical power for ecological studies.

Strengths

• Data spans six consecutive years (2018–2023), providing a multi-year trend.
• Methodological details for spatial analysis (distance bands, k=6 for 2021) are explicitly stated.
• Sample size criteria are clearly defined, excluding 5 nests with unknown emergence percentages.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Kerry L. McNally via figshare.

Collection Method

Data likely collected from field observations of sea turtle nests.

Time Range

2018–2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 17:45:30; freshness should be verified.