Coastal light pollution and marine turtles: assessing the magnitude of the problem

RL Kamrowski, C Limpus, J Moloney… - Endangered Species …, 2012 - int-res.com
Globally significant numbers of marine turtles nest on Australian beaches; however, the
human population of Australia is also heavily concentrated around coastal areas. Coastal …

Common coastal foraging areas for loggerheads in the Gulf of Mexico: Opportunities for marine conservation

KM Hart, MM Lamont, I Fujisaki, AD Tucker… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Designing conservation strategies that protect wide-ranging marine species is a significant
challenge, but integrating regional telemetry datasets and synthesizing modeled movements …

Mitogenomic sequences better resolve stock structure of southern Greater Caribbean green turtle rookeries

BM Shamblin, KA Bjorndal, AB Bolten… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Analyses of mitochondrial control region polymorphisms have supported the presence of
several demographically independent green turtle (Chelonia mydas) rookeries in the …

The interplay of homing and dispersal in green turtles: a focus on the southwestern Atlantic

E Naro-Maciel, ACV Bondioli, M Martin… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Current understanding of spatial ecology is insufficient in many threatened marine species,
failing to provide a solid basis for conservation and management. To address this issue for …

Spatial ecology of critically endangered hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata: implications for management and conservation

AR Gaos, RL Lewison, BP Wallace, IL Yañez… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
Elucidating spatio-temporal movements of animals is an integral component of wildlife
conservation and protected species management. Between 2008 and 2010 we satellite …

Fine-scale thermal adaptation in a green turtle nesting population

SB Weber, AC Broderick… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The effect of climate warming on the reproductive success of ectothermic animals is currently
a subject of major conservation concern. However, for many threatened species, we still …

Abundance and exploitation of loggerhead turtles nesting in B oa V ista island, C ape V erde: the only substantial rookery in the eastern A tlantic

A Marco, E Abella, A Liria‐Loza, S Martins… - Animal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The main nesting area for loggerhead turtles in the eastern A tlantic is in the C ape V erde I
slands, largely restricted to the island of B oa V ista. Extensive monitoring demonstrated a …

Foraging grounds, movement patterns and habitat connectivity of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the Adriatic Sea

P Casale, M Affronte, D Scaravelli, B Lazar, C Vallini… - Marine biology, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge about migratory routes and highly frequented areas is a priority for sea
turtle conservation, but the movement patterns of juveniles frequenting the Adriatic have not …

Satellite tracking of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata nesting in northern Bahia, Brazil: turtle movements and foraging destinations

MÂ Marcovaldi, GG Lopez, LS Soares… - Endangered Species …, 2012 - int-res.com
Data on hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata migratory patterns are virtually unknown for
nesting populations in the South Atlantic Ocean. The most significant nesting ground for …

Patterns of extinction risk and threat for marine vertebrates and habitat-forming species in the Tropical Eastern Pacific

BA Polidoro, T Brooks, KE Carpenter… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
Marine conservation activities around the globe are largely undertaken in the absence of
comprehensive species-specific information. To address this gap, complete regional species …