[HTML][HTML] Global trends in sea turtle research and conservation: Using symposium abstracts to assess past biases and future opportunities

NJ Robinson, J Aguzzi, S Arias, C Gatto… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We quantified research trends in the field of sea turtle science by collating data from 30
years of abstracts presented annually at the International Sea Turtle Symposium–the largest …

Marine turtle regional management units 2.0: an updated framework for conservation and research of wide-ranging megafauna species

BP Wallace, ZA Posnik, BJ Hurley… - Endangered Species …, 2023 - int-res.com
Delineating spatial boundaries that accurately encompass complex, often cryptic, life
histories of highly migratory marine megafauna can be a significant conservation challenge …

Going beyond a reference genome in conservation genomics

C Pegueroles, M Pascual, C Carreras - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - cell.com
The current biodiversity crisis demands scientifically based management. The generation of
reference genomes is crucial in conservation, but is not enough to capture species diversity …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesizing connectivity information from migratory marine species for area-based management

CY Kot, SE DeLand, AL Harrison, A Alberini… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the areas used by migratory marine animals and their movements is critical
in supporting management decisions that target their conservation. This is especially …

Global warming facilitates the nesting of the loggerhead turtle on the Mediterranean coast of Spain

L Cardona, J San Martín, L Benito, J Tomás… - Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ranges of many species are shifting poleward as global warming intensifies, but this
process might be less intense in philopatric species, ie those with the tendency to reproduce …

From terra incognita to hotspot: the largest South Pacific green turtle nesting population in the forgotten reefs of New Caledonia

J Fretey, TC Read, L Carron, C Fontfreyde, A Fourdrain… - Oryx, 2023 - cambridge.org
The green turtle Chelonia mydas is a large marine turtle present in tropical and subtropical
seas of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN …

Increase of nesting habitat suitability for green turtles in a warming Mediterranean Sea

C Mancino, S Hochscheid, L Maiorano - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Climate change is reshaping global ecosystems at an unprecedented rate, with major
impacts on biodiversity. Therefore, understanding how organisms can withstand change is …

Conservation and management of olive ridley sea turtles and their nesting habitat: A study at Rushikulya rookery, Odisha, east coast of India

S Barik, PK Mohanty, S Pradhan, RK Sahoo… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Odisha coast, along the east coast of India, has the world's largest mass nesting sites
(rookeries) for olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles. It has three rookeries namely …

The first high-quality chromosome-level genome of Eretmochelys imbricata using HiFi and Hi-C data

Y Guo, J Tang, Z Zhuo, J Huang, Z Fu, J Song, M Liu… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Eretmochelys imbricata, a critically endangered sea turtle inhabiting tropical oceans and
protected across the world, had an unknown genome sequence until now. In this study, we …

Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Blood and Eggs Organochlorine Pesticides Concentrations and Embryonic Development in a Nesting Area (Yucatan …

PI Salvarani, LR Vieira, J Rendón-von Osten… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Environmental contaminants with chemical origins, such as organochlorine pesticides
(OCPs) have major impacts on the health of marine animals, including sea turtles, due to the …