Climate change and marine turtles: recent advances and future directions

AR Patrício, LA Hawkes, JR Monsinjon… - Endangered Species …, 2021 - int-res.com
Climate change is a threat to marine turtles that is expected to affect all of their life stages. To
guide future research, we conducted a review of the most recent literature on this topic …

[HTML][HTML] First study on the presence of plastic additives in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Mediterranean Sea

B Sala, A Balasch, E Eljarrat, L Cardona - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) voluntarily ingest floating plastic debris and hence are
chronically exposed to plastic additives, but very little is known about the levels of these …

[HTML][HTML] Projected redistribution of sea turtle foraging areas reveals important sites for conservation

A Chatzimentor, V Almpanidou, A Doxa… - Climate Change …, 2021 - Elsevier
Identification of important habitats of charismatic marine megafauna is essential to enhance
our conservation capacity. Still, for species such as sea turtles that have a long-life span, a …

Long‐term trends in marine turtle size at maturity at an important Atlantic rookery

KF Phillips, GD Stahelin, RM Chabot… - Ecosphere, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For species reaching maturity at a range of ages or sizes, factors that influence juvenile
growth and size at maturity may have lasting impacts on overall fitness. Assessing when …

Distribution and temporal trends in the abundance of nesting sea turtles in the Red Sea

T Shimada, MG Meekan, R Baldwin… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mobile species often aggregate at predictable places and times to ensure that individuals
find mates and breed in suitable habitats. Sea turtles demonstrate this life history trait, which …

[HTML][HTML] Sea turtles in the cancer risk landscape: a global meta-analysis of fibropapillomatosis prevalence and associated risk factors

AM Dujon, G Schofield, RM Venegas, F Thomas… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several cancer risk factors (exposure to ultraviolet-B, pollution, toxins and pathogens) have
been identified for wildlife, to form a “cancer risk landscape.” However, information remains …

Short-term gain, long-term loss: How a widely-used conservation tool could further threaten sea turtles

PS Tomillo, BP Wallace, FV Paladino, JR Spotila… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sea turtles nest on tropical and subtropical beaches, where developmental success of egg
clutches depends on nest temperature. Higher nest temperatures increase embryo and …

Hawksbill sea turtle life-stage durations, somatic growth patterns, and age at maturation

L Avens, MD Ramirez, LR Goshe, JM Clark… - Endangered Species …, 2021 - int-res.com
Sea turtles exhibit complex life histories, encompassing intermittent use of multiple spatially
separated habitats throughout long lifespans. This broad scope presents challenges for …

[HTML][HTML] Shift in demographic structure and increased reproductive activity of loggerhead turtles in the French Mediterranean Sea revealed by long-term monitoring

F Girard, S Catteau, D Gambaiani, O Gérigny… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Climate-induced environmental changes are profoundly impacting marine ecosystems and
altering species distribution worldwide. Migratory organisms, including sea turtles, are …

Internal and maternal distribution of persistent organic pollutants in sea turtle tissues: A meta-analysis

CC Muñoz, AJ Hendriks, AMJ Ragas… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
We aimed to identify patterns in the internal distribution of persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) and assess contributing factors using sea turtles and their offspring as a case study …