Applying stable isotopes to examine food‐web structure: an overview of analytical tools

CA Layman, MS Araujo, R Boucek… - Biological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis has emerged as one of the primary means for examining the
structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now …

Movement patterns of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: a review

P Luschi, P Casale - Italian Journal of Zoology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the at-sea spatial behaviour of sea turtles is a priority for their conservation.
In the present paper, the current information on the distribution and movement patterns of …

Ingestion and defecation of marine debris by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from by-catches in the South-West Indian Ocean

L Hoarau, L Ainley, C Jean, S Ciccione - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
Marine debris, caused by anthropogenic pollution, is a major problem impacting marine
wildlife worldwide. This study documents and quantifies the ingestion and defecation of …

Ontogenetic and among-individual variation in foraging strategies of northeast Pacific white sharks based on stable isotope analysis

SL Kim, MT Tinker, JA Estes, PL Koch - 2012 - journals.plos.org
There is growing evidence for individuality in dietary preferences and foraging behaviors
within populations of various species. This is especially important for apex predators, since …

Migratory dichotomy and associated phenotypic variation in marine turtles revealed by satellite tracking and stable isotope analysis

JA Zbinden, S Bearhop, P Bradshaw, B Gill… - Marine Ecology …, 2011 - int-res.com
Linking foraging and breeding habitats is key to the understanding of behaviour, ecology
and demography of migratory species. Establishing such connections has long been …

Informing research priorities for immature sea turtles through expert elicitation

NE Wildermann, C Gredzens, L Avens… - Endangered Species …, 2018 - int-res.com
Although sea turtles have received substantial focus worldwide, research on the immature
life stages is still relatively limited. The latter is of particular importance, given that a large …

Climate change resilience of a globally important sea turtle nesting population

AR Patrício, MR Varela, C Barbosa… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Few studies have looked into climate change resilience of populations of wild animals. We
use a model higher vertebrate, the green sea turtle, as its life history is fundamentally …

Trophic ecology of green sea turtles in a highly urbanized bay: insights from stable isotopes and mixing models

G Lemons, R Lewison, L Komoroske, A Gaos… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - Elsevier
The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, is a circumglobal species that is susceptible to
overexploitation as a food resource, incidental mortality in fisheries, and coastal foraging …

Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: A tool for conservation prioritization

CY Kot, S Åkesson, J Alfaro‐Shigueto… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Understanding the spatial ecology of animal movements is a critical element in
conserving long‐lived, highly mobile marine species. Analyzing networks developed from …

[图书][B] Assessment of sea-turtle status and trends: integrating demography and abundance

National Research Council, Division on Earth… - 2010 - books.google.com
All six species of sea turtles found in US waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but
the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information …