[HTML][HTML] Threats and Vulnerabilities for the Globally Distributed Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) Sea Turtle: A Historical and Current Status Evaluation

L Cáceres-Farias, E Reséndiz, J Espinoza… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Showing one of the most extraordinary phenomena in nature, with
thousands or hundreds of thousands of females coming out of the water to nest in a highly …

Microplastics in the coral ecosystems: A threat which needs more global attention

T Biswas, SC Pal, A Saha, D Ruidas, M Shit… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are one of the leading pollutants on the earth's surface and are found
almost everywhere, including in aquatic environments. Microplastic pollution (MPP) on the …

Seabirds boost coral reef resilience

CE Benkwitt, C D'Angelo, RE Dunn, RL Gunn… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Global climate change threatens tropical coral reefs, yet local management can influence
resilience. While increasing anthropogenic nutrients reduce coral resistance and recovery, it …

Towards climate-smart, three-dimensional protected areas for biodiversity conservation in the high seas

I Brito-Morales, DS Schoeman, JD Everett… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Marine species are moving rapidly in response to warming, often in different directions and
with variations dependent on location and depth. Given the current impetus to increase the …

[HTML][HTML] Rat eradication restores nutrient subsidies from seabirds across terrestrial and marine ecosystems

CE Benkwitt, RL Gunn, M Le Corre, P Carr… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Biological invasions pose a threat to nearly every ecosystem worldwide. 1, 2 Although
eradication programs can successfully eliminate invasive species and enhance native …

Seabird diversity and biomass enhance cross-ecosystem nutrient subsidies

CE Benkwitt, P Carr, SK Wilson… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mobile consumers are key vectors of cross-ecosystem nutrients, yet have experienced
population declines which threaten their ability to fill this role. Despite their importance and …

Synergistic use of UAV surveys, satellite tracking data, and mark‐recapture to estimate abundance of elusive species

HJ Stokes, JA Mortimer, JO Laloë, GC Hays… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating population abundance is central to many ecological studies and important in
conservation planning. Yet the elusive nature of many species makes estimating their …

Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

MMPB Fuentes, E McMichael, CY Kot… - Endangered Species …, 2023 - int-res.com
Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple
anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding persistent non-compliance in a remote, large-scale marine protected area

C Collins, A Nuno, A Broderick, DJ Curnick… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Area coverage of large-scale marine protected areas (MPAs)(LSMPAs,> 100,000 km2) is
rapidly increasing globally. Their effectiveness largely depends on successful detection and …

Remote submerged banks and mesophotic ecosystems can provide key habitat for endangered marine megafauna

GC Hays, JO Laloë, JA Mortimer, A Rattray… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The importance of some ecosystems remains poorly understood. We showed that
mesophotic ecosystems (30 to 150 m) are a key habitat for a critically endangered species …