The impacts of extreme El Niño events on sea turtle nesting populations

P Santidrián Tomillo, LG Fonseca, M Ward… - Climatic Change, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the predominant interannual pattern of
climate variability in the world and may become extreme approximately once every 20 years …

[HTML][HTML] Are trends in Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting abundance affected by El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability? Sixteen years of …

D Ariano-Sánchez, C Muccio, F Rosell… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Long-term monitoring is essential for the identification of population trends, and to
understand how these trends are affected by climate variability. The El Niño Southern …

The effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles

VS Saba, P SANTIDRIÁN‐TOMILLO… - Journal of Applied …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Pacific leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea populations have been
declining precipitously. It has been suggested that fishery‐associated mortality is the leading …

High and variable mortality of leatherback turtles reveal possible anthropogenic impacts

P Santidrián Tomillo, NJ Robinson, A Sanz‐Aguilar… - Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The number of nesting leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the eastern Pacific
Ocean has declined dramatically since the late 1980s. This decline has been attributed to …

Effect of extreme climatic events resulting in prolonged precipitation on the reproductive output of sea turtles

ML Rivas, M Spínola, H Arrieta… - Animal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic climate change is predicted to increase the variation in storm patterns in
some areas in the coming decades. This variation in mean rainfall and increase in mean …

Extreme thermal conditions in sea turtle nests jeopardize reproductive output

O Turkozan, V Almpanidou, C Yılmaz, AD Mazaris - Climatic Change, 2021 - Springer
The magnitude and frequency of extreme warming events over the last decades pose
threats to biodiversity. In the near future, heatwaves will become even more frequent and …

Vulnerability of sea turtle nesting grounds to climate change

M Fuentes, CJ Limpus, M Hamann - Global Change Biology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Given the potential vulnerability of sea turtles to climate change, a growing number of
studies are predicting how various climatic processes will affect their nesting grounds …

Multidecadal trends in the nesting phenology of Pacific and Atlantic leatherback turtles are associated with population demography

NJ Robinson, SE Valentine, PS Tomillo… - Endangered Species …, 2014 - int-res.com
Knowledge of the mechanisms influencing phenology can provide insights into the
adaptability of species to climate change. Here, we investigated the factors influencing …

Investigating the potential impacts of climate change on a marine turtle population

LA Hawkes, AC Broderick, MH Godfrey… - Global change …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Recent increases in global temperatures have affected the phenology and survival of many
species of plants and animals. We investigated a case study of the effects of potential …

Environmental changes in the Mediterranean Sea could facilitate the western expansion of loggerhead turtles

PS Tomillo, J Tomás, A Marco… - Marine Ecology …, 2022 - int-res.com
Climate change may affect life on Earth in multiple ways. Whereas some populations may
encounter detrimental conditions that cause extirpations, those occupying cooler thermal …