A global review of green turtle diet: sea surface temperature as a potential driver of omnivory levels

N Esteban, JA Mortimer, HJ Stokes, JO Laloë… - Marine Biology, 2020 - Springer
To better understand dietary requirements, trophic shifts, and trophic interactions of the
threatened green turtle (Chelonia mydas), we conducted a comprehensive global review …

Feeding ecology of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Galapagos Islands

JA Carrión-Cortez, P Zárate… - Journal of the Marine …, 2010 - cambridge.org
The Galapagos Islands are among the most important nesting areas for the green sea turtle,
Chelonia mydas, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. In addition, the coastal waters of this oceanic …

Diversity in trophic interactions of green sea turtles Chelonia mydas on a relatively pristine coastal foraging ground

DA Burkholder, MR Heithaus, JA Thomson… - Marine Ecology …, 2011 - int-res.com
Adult green sea turtles Chelonia mydas are often the largest-bodied herbivores in their
communities and may play an important role in structuring seagrass and macroalgal …

Delayed ontogenic dietary shift and high levels of omnivory in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from the NW coast of Africa

L Cardona, A Aguilar, L Pazos - Marine Biology, 2009 - Springer
Young green turtles (Chelonia mydas) spend their early lives as oceanic omnivores with a
prevalence of animal prey. Once they settle into neritic habitats (recruitment), they are …

Foraging ecology of oceanic-stage loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta

MG Frick, KL Williams, AB Bolten, KA Bjorndal… - Endangered Species …, 2009 - int-res.com
We examined stomach contents (n= 12) and fecal samples (n= 4) in the first quantitative
analysis of diet composition of oceanic-stage loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta from the …

A comparison of immature green turtle (Chelonia mydas) diets among seven sites in the main Hawaiian Islands1

KE Arthur, GH Balazs - Pacific Science, 2008 - BioOne
Understanding resource acquisition and feeding ecology of threatened species is integral to
their conservation because diet is intimately linked with growth rate and reproductive output …

Dietary preferences of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on a tropical reef flat

MMPB Fuentes, IR Lawler, E Gyuris - Wildlife Research, 2006 - CSIRO Publishing
We offer the first published description of the feeding choices made by juvenile green turtles
on a tropical feeding ground, in this case a reef flat environment. We collected 85 lavage …

Dietary analysis of two sympatric marine turtle species in the eastern Mediterranean

JL Palmer, D Beton, BA Çiçek, S Davey, EM Duncan… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Dietary studies provide key insights into threats and changes within ecosystems and
subsequent impacts on focal species. Diet is particularly challenging to study within marine …

Feeding ecology of the East Pacific green sea turtle Chelonia mydas agassizii at Gorgona National Park, Colombia

DF Amorocho, RD Reina - Endangered Species Research, 2007 - int-res.com
The diet of 84 East Pacific green turtles Chelonia mydas agassizii, captured in 2003 and
2004 at Gorgona National Park in the Colombian Pacific, was studied through analysis of …

Identifying critical foraging habitats of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) along the Pacific coast of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico

M López‐Mendilaharsu, SC Gardner… - Aquatic conservation …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation of highly mobile and migratory species remains one of the most serious
challenges to resource managers. 2. Intense mortality of immature green turtles has been …