Suriname beaches support a major nesting colony of leatherback turtles. During the 1999–
2005 nesting seasons, we collected data on nesting ecology and identified individual turtles …

Coastal development can alter the natural dynamics of beach environments, with strong
implications for associated biota. Sea turtles nest on oceanic beaches and often depend …

The seasonality of egg-laying in marine turtles is a well-known phenomenon that has been
used to determine population trends based on an integration of the number of female …

Background Marine turtles deposit their eggs on tropical or subtropical beaches during
discrete nesting seasons that span several months. The number and distribution of nests …

The present study describes the potential role of the insect Scapteriscus didactylus in egg
mortality in nests of the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea found in the Amana …

Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are the largest extant marine turtle, with some
individuals measuring more than 1.80 m carapace length. Given the exceptional size of this …

In the context of global change, endangered species such as sea turtles undergo strong
population dynamics changes. Understanding demographic processes inducing such …

To assess the impact of nest covering on a leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea nesting
beach in French Guiana, we used field study data and a modelling approach. Field results …

La Playona, una extensión de 12 km de playa localizada dentro del golfo de Urabá en el
extremo noroccidental de Colombia, mantiene la principal colonia de anidación de la …

Many sea turtle studies globally use counts of nesting activities as a proxy for population
abundance estimates and as an indicator of trends within the population. Often these …