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 …

Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: A tool for conservation prioritization

CY Kot, S Åkesson, J Alfaro‐Shigueto… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Understanding the spatial ecology of animal movements is a critical element in
conserving long‐lived, highly mobile marine species. Analyzing networks developed from …

Isotopic niche overlap among foraging marine turtle species in the Gulf of Mexico

S Weber, JA Cullen, MMPB Fuentes - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sympatric species may overlap in their use of habitat and dietary resources, which can
increase competition. Comparing the ecological niches and quantifying the degree of niche …

Foraging ecology of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) turtles in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico: insights from stable isotope analysis

S Weber, SA Ceriani, MMPB Fuentes - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
An individual's foraging ecology can affect its growth and survival. Stable isotope analysis
has been commonly used to investigate the foraging ecology of marine turtles. However …

Variation in species composition, size and fitness of two multi-species sea turtle assemblages using different neritic habitats

MM Lamont, D Johnson - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The neritic environment is rich in resources and as such plays a crucial role as foraging
habitat for multi-species marine assemblages, including sea turtles. However, this habitat …

Isotopic niche partitioning in a multi-species assemblage

CL Arends, HB Vander Zanden, MM Lamont - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Multi-species assemblages can help identify key resources in their habitat by evaluating
how they are partitioning their resources. Here we used the isotopic niche of loggerhead …

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 …

Effectiveness and design of marine protected areas for migratory species of conservation concern: A case study of post-nesting hawksbill turtles in Brazil

AJB Santos, C Bellini, EAP Santos, G Sales… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are among the most widely used strategy to protect marine
ecosystems and are typically designed to protect specific habitats rather than a single and/or …

Evaluating the use of marine protected areas by endangered species: a habitat selection approach

KE Roberts, BJ Smith, D Burkholder… - … Solutions and Evidence, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Optimizing the design of marine protected area (MPA) networks for the conservation of
migratory marine species and their habitats involves a suite of important considerations …

Contrasted habitats and individual plasticity drive the fine scale movements of juvenile green turtles in coastal ecosystems

P Chambault, M Dalleau, JB Nicet, P Mouquet… - Movement ecology, 2020 - Springer
Background A strong behavioural plasticity is commonly evidenced in the movements of
marine megafauna species, and it might be related to an adaptation to local conditions of the …