Detection and population genomics of sea turtle species via noninvasive environmental DNA analysis of nesting beach sand tracks and oceanic water

JA Farrell, L Whitmore, N Mashkour… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Elusive aquatic wildlife, such as endangered sea turtles, are difficult to monitor and
conserve. As novel molecular and genetic technologies develop, it is possible to adapt and …

[HTML][HTML] Green turtles highlight connectivity across a regional marine protected area network in West Africa

AR Patrício, M Beal, C Barbosa, D Diouck… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) are invaluable for the protection of species with
high dispersal capacity, yet connectivity within networks is poorly understood. We …

[HTML][HTML] Variation in species composition, size and fitness of two multi-species sea turtle assemblages using different neritic habitats

MM Lamont, D Johnson - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The neritic environment is rich in resources and as such plays a crucial role as foraging
habitat for multi-species marine assemblages, including sea turtles. However, this habitat …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of population-level impacts and resiliency for Gulf of Mexico shelf taxa following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

WF Patterson III, KL Robinson, BK Barnett… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The goal of this paper was to review the evidence of population-level impacts of the
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DWH) on Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continental shelf taxa, as well …

[HTML][HTML] Marine turtles, umbrella species undergoing recovery

SA Gallegos-Fernandez, JA Trujillo-Cordova… - Frontiers in Amphibian …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Marine turtles inhabit various coastal and marine ecosystems and play significant ecological
roles throughout their life cycles. Because of the significant overlap with other species at risk …

Genetic diversity of immature Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles from the northern Gulf of Mexico

MM Lamont, N Moreno… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) is the world's most endangered sea turtle
species. Predominately nesting at only one beach in Mexico, this species declined to an …

High annual survival suggested by size structure of Kemp's ridley sea turtles captured by coastal research trawling in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean since 1990

MD Arendt, RP Webster, JA Schwenter - Endangered Species Research, 2022 - int-res.com
Abundance of Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii Garman, 1880 in the Northwest
Atlantic Ocean (NWA) is far less than in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), but encounters of this …

[HTML][HTML] Marine turtle hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico and Mesoamerican Reef: Strengthening management and preparedness

E Cuevas, MA Liceaga-Correa… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Marine turtles are of the highest ecological concern in terms of conservation and restoration
programs and marine territorial ordering. Marine resource-extracting industries have severe …

Rediscovering Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii): Molecular analysis and threats

MA Reyes-López, FY Camacho-Sánchez… - Natural history and …, 2021 - books.google.com
Sea turtles are reptiles that have inhabited the earth for 100 million years. These are divided
into 2 families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) and 7 species of sea turtles in the world …

[HTML][HTML] Fibropapillomatosis and Chelonid Alphaherpesvirus 5 Infection in Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii)

A Page-Karjian, L Whitmore, BA Stacy, JR Perrault… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is an endangered species that is susceptible
to a tumor disease called fibropapillomatosis (FP) and its associated virus, chelonid …