KARAKTERISTIK FISIK PENELURAN CHELONIA MYDAS, LINN. 1758 DI KAIMANA-PAPUA BARAT

Venu Island Wildlife areas, Kaimana-West Papua is one of the places for nesting of Chelonia mydas, Linn. 1758/Green Turtles/Jelepi. Thus, This study was conducted to identify the physical characteristics of Jelepi nesting in the Venu Island Wildlife areas, Kaimana-West Papua. Based on the analysis of the main components bi-plot of the physical characteristics of the main factors were found nesting and landing Jelepi, among others: Temperature sand at depth ?30 cm (X ?=27.42 ?C ± stdev 0,47 ?C), lighting at 11.00?13.00 (X ?=229.25lux ± stdev 326.50lux), building areas (X ?=3.18 m2 ± stdev 16,74 m2), medium sand fraction in depth ?30 cm (X ?=39.86? ± stdev 16.11?), and the number of holes nesting Jelepi (X ?=1.52 nest ± stdev 1.12 nest).