The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

Marine turtles are generally viewed as vulnerable to climate change because of the role that
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …

We examined the occurrence of marine debris in the gastrointestinal tract of 54 loggerhead
sea turtles (Caretta caretta) found stranded or incidentally captured dead by fisheries in the …

Global changes represent possibly the greatest threat to the future of biodiversity, and this is
especially true for species using very different habitats during their life cycle. The problem is …

Aim Resources can shape patterns of habitat utilization. Recently a broad foraging
dichotomy between oceanic and coastal sites has been revealed for loggerhead sea turtles …

In the central Mediterranean Sea, gut contents and feces of 95 turtles captured by bottom
trawlers and pelagic longliners fishing in neritic and oceanic areas, respectively, were …

Spatio‐temporal distribution and anthropogenic mortality factors were investigated in
loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) found stranded or floating in the waters around Italy. A …

Aim Tracking the dispersal patterns and habitat use of migratory species is necessary to
delineate optimal areas for protection, with large sample sizes being more representative of …

Aim Levels of sea turtle bycatch in the Mediterranean are thought to be unsustainable. We
provide a comprehensive overview of adult green turtle (Chelonia mydas) distribution during …

We assessed home range size for breeding loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) near the
limit of the species range at the Greek island of Zakynthos in the Mediterranean. Thirteen …