[HTML][HTML] Global observing needs in the deep ocean

LA Levin, BJ Bett, AR Gates, P Heimbach… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The deep ocean below 200 m water depth is the least observed, but largest habitat on our
planet by volume and area. Over 150 years of exploration has revealed that this dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

How STRANGE are your study animals?

MM Webster, C Rutz - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
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Extreme temperatures, foundation species, and abrupt ecosystem change: an example from an iconic seagrass ecosystem

JA Thomson, DA Burkholder, MR Heithaus… - Global change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme climatic events can trigger abrupt and often lasting change in ecosystems via the
reduction or elimination of foundation (ie, habitat‐forming) species. However, while the …

Drones for research on sea turtles and other marine vertebrates–A review

G Schofield, N Esteban, KA Katselidis, GC Hays - Biological Conservation, 2019 - Elsevier
We review how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), often referred to as drones, are being
deployed to study the abundance and behaviour of sea turtles, identifying some of the …

Sleep research goes wild: new methods and approaches to investigate the ecology, evolution and functions of sleep

NC Rattenborg, HO de la Iglesia… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Despite being a prominent aspect of animal life, sleep and its functions remain poorly
understood. As with any biological process, the functions of sleep can only be fully …

Action cameras: bringing aquatic and fisheries research into view

DP Struthers, AJ Danylchuk, ADM Wilson, SJ Cooke - Fisheries, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Digital action cameras (ACs) are increasingly being utilized for aquatic research purposes
due to their cost effectiveness, versatility, high-resolution imagery, and durability. Here we …

Fine-scale intraspecific niche partitioning in a highly mobile, marine megafauna species: implications for ecology and conservation

I Silver-Gorges, SA Ceriani… - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A species may partition its realized ecological niche along bionomic and scenopoetic axes
due to intraspecific competition for limited resources. How partitioning manifests depends on …

Loggerhead sea turtle abundance at a foraging hotspot in the eastern Pacific Ocean: implications for at-sea conservation

JA Seminoff, T Eguchi, J Carretta, CD Allen… - Endangered Species …, 2014 - int-res.com
The Pacific Coast of the Baja California Peninsula (BCP), Mexico, is a hotspot for foraging
loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta originating from nesting beaches in Japan. The BCP …

Aligning habitat use with management zoning to reduce vessel strike of sea turtles

T Shimada, C Limpus, R Jones, M Hamann - Ocean & Coastal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Vessel collision is a recognised threat to sea turtles residing in coastal waters. Although
management systems (ie Go Slow Zones) are in place in some areas to minimise vessel …