Are trends in Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting abundance affected by El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability? Sixteen years of …

D Ariano-Sánchez, C Muccio, F Rosell… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Long-term monitoring is essential for the identification of population trends, and to
understand how these trends are affected by climate variability. The El Niño Southern …

The effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles

VS Saba, P SANTIDRIÁN‐TOMILLO… - Journal of Applied …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Pacific leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea populations have been
declining precipitously. It has been suggested that fishery‐associated mortality is the leading …

The impacts of extreme El Niño events on sea turtle nesting populations

P Santidrián Tomillo, LG Fonseca, M Ward… - Climatic Change, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the predominant interannual pattern of
climate variability in the world and may become extreme approximately once every 20 years …

Multidecadal trends in the nesting phenology of Pacific and Atlantic leatherback turtles are associated with population demography

NJ Robinson, SE Valentine, PS Tomillo… - Endangered Species …, 2014 - int-res.com
Knowledge of the mechanisms influencing phenology can provide insights into the
adaptability of species to climate change. Here, we investigated the factors influencing …

Effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation and local ocean temperature on the reproductive output of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica

R Saragoça Bruno, JA Restrepo, RA Valverde - Marine Biology, 2020 - Springer
In species presenting long intervals between reproductive seasons, atmospheric-oceanic
phenomena can affect the yearly number of individuals that become reproductively active …

Historical versus contemporary climate forcing on the annual nesting variability of loggerhead sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

MD Arendt, JA Schwenter, BE Witherington… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A recent analysis suggested that historical climate forcing on the oceanic habitat of neonate
sea turtles explained two-thirds of interannual variability in contemporary loggerhead …

Bottom‐up and climatic forcing on the worldwide population of leatherback turtles

VS Saba, JR Spotila, FP Chavez, JA Musick - Ecology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Nesting populations of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the Atlantic and
western Indian Oceans are increasing or stable while those in the Pacific are declining. It …

Long-Term Monitoring of In-Water Abundance of Juvenile Pelagic Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta): Population Trends in Relation to North Atlantic …

T Dellinger, V Zekovic, M Radeta - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sea turtles have various life-stages, typically being oceanic foragers as juveniles while
shifting to more coastal habitats as they mature. The present study focuses on the least …

[HTML][HTML] Future sea-level rise impacts to Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) and Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting habitat on the Osa Peninsula, Costa …

I Beber, B Sellés-Ríos, A Whitworth - Climate Change Ecology, 2024 - Elsevier
Global sea turtle populations are in decline and so a global network of sea turtle nesting
conservation programs have been established worldwide with the goal to protect vulnerable …

Validating trends in olive ridley sea turtle nesting track counts in Guatemala in light of a national hatchery protection strategy

BA Morales-Mérida, C Muccio, M Girondot - Oryx, 2023 - cambridge.org
The olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea is the most abundant marine turtle species
in Guatemala, representing> 99% of all nests. Along with other marine turtles, they are …