Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

P Casale, AC Broderick, JA Camiñas… - Endangered species …, 2018 - int-res.com
The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

Movement patterns of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: a review

P Luschi, P Casale - Italian Journal of Zoology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the at-sea spatial behaviour of sea turtles is a priority for their conservation.
In the present paper, the current information on the distribution and movement patterns of …

Bycatch of loggerhead sea turtles: insights from 14 years of stranding data

J Tomás, P Gozalbes, JA Raga, BJ Godley - Endangered Species …, 2008 - int-res.com
We present a detailed analysis of sea turtle strandings (n= 619) over a 14 yr period (1993 to
2006) from the Valencian Community (eastern Spain). Loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta …

Improving in-water estimates of marine turtle abundance by adjusting aerial survey counts for perception and availability biases

M Fuentes, I Bell, R Hagihara, M Hamann… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aerial surveys are often used to estimate wildlife abundance. The probability of detecting an
animal during a survey involves two processes:(1) availability bias when animals present in …

Modeling loggerhead turtle movement in the Mediterranean: importance of body size and oceanography

SA Eckert, JE Moore, DC Dunn… - Ecological …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Adapting state–space models (SSMs) to telemetry data has been helpful for dealing with
location error and for modeling animal movements. We used a combination of two …

Basin-wide estimates of loggerhead turtle abundance in the Mediterranean Sea derived from line transect surveys

A DiMatteo, A Cañadas, J Roberts, L Sparks… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Loggerhead turtles are a globally vulnerable species of marine turtle. Broad-scale patterns
of distribution and abundance can provide regional managers a tool to effectively conserve …

How much sea turtle bycatch is too much? A stationary age distribution model for simulating population abundance and potential biological removal in the …

P Casale, SS Heppell - Endangered Species Research, 2016 - int-res.com
Mediterranean populations of loggerhead Caretta caretta and green sea turtles Chelonia
mydas are subject to several anthropogenic threats, with documented mortality from …

Ecosystem structure and fishing impacts in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea using a food web model within a comparative approach

X Corrales, M Coll, S Tecchio, JM Bellido… - Journal of Marine …, 2015 - Elsevier
We developed an ecological model to characterize the structure and functioning of the
marine continental shelf and slope area of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, from …

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 …

Who's better at spotting? A comparison between aerial photography and observer-based methods to monitor floating marine litter and marine mega-fauna

O Garcia-Garin, A Aguilar, A Borrell, P Gozalbes… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pollution by marine litter is raising major concerns due to its potential impact on marine
biodiversity and, above all, on endangered mega-fauna species, such as cetaceans and sea …