BACKGROUND Comparing patterns of terrestrial and marine defaunation helps to place
human impacts on marine fauna in context and to navigate toward recovery. Defaunation …

As species of conservation concern, sea turtles have historically been difficult to study
because of their elusive nature and extensive ranges, but improvements in telemetry have …

Abstract The Northern Brazilian shelf is dominated by the interface between the world's
largest river and the Atlantic Ocean, which results in a hypossaline/nutrient-rich offshore …

The use of sentinel species in monitoring programs for toxic metals such as mercury (Hg) is
essential to understand these pollutants' impact on the environment. For this purpose, it is …

Data on stranded sea turtles were examined between 2010 and 2016 along the northern
region of Rio de Janeiro state and between 2016 and 2017 in the southern region, looking …

Aim Anthropogenic activities alter and constrain the structure of marine ecosystems with
implications for wide‐ranging marine vertebrates. In spite of the environmental importance of …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are among the most widely used strategy to protect marine
ecosystems and are typically designed to protect specific habitats rather than a single and/or …

In Australia, the olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea has received little research
attention and monitoring. The Australian populations are relatively small and their …

Aim Knowledge and understanding of marine vertebrate spatial ecology are required to
identify sources of threat and highlight areas for conservation. Olive ridley sea turtles L …

Studies of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), in sea …