A study into arribadas at Playa del Ostional: A field investigation into the seasonal morphological and hydrodynamical differences of the nesting beach, the involved stakeholders and the key parameters influencing the occurrence of an arribada

Arribadas, a phenomenon of mass nesting behavior of sea turtles, attract millions of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) to Playa del Ostional, a nesting beach in Costa Rica. The timing and size of these arribadas are influenced by various environmental factors, including temperature, tides, and moon phase [1]. The sea turtles are...