Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity

DL McLean, LC Ferreira, JA Benthuysen… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Offshore platforms, subsea pipelines, wells and related fixed structures supporting the oil
and gas (O&G) industry are prevalent in oceans across the globe, with many approaching …

A systematic review of acoustic telemetry as a tool to gain insights into marine turtle ecology and aid their conservation

EE Hardin, MMPB Fuentes - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While widely applied in fisheries science, acoustic telemetry remains an underutilized
method in the field of marine turtle biotelemetry. However, with the ability to provide fine …

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 …

Exposure of marine megafauna to cumulative anthropogenic threats in north-west Australia

LC Ferreira, M Thums, S Whiting, M Meekan… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As the use of coastal and offshore environments expands, there is a need to better
understand the exposure of marine megafauna to anthropogenic activities that potentially …

Overcoming the concrete conquest of aquatic ecosystems

SJ Cooke, JN Bergman, EA Nyboer, AJ Reid… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
In reflecting on the human domination of our planet in the Anthropocene, some have argued
that concrete is among the most destructive materials created by humans. Here we explore …

Predicting core areas of flatback turtle hatchlings and potential exposure to threats

P Wilson, C Pattiaratchi, S Whiting, LC Ferreira… - Endangered Species …, 2023 - int-res.com
The lack of data on distribution of juvenile marine species can limit conservation efforts. As
hatchlings, marine turtles are too small to track using satellite telemetry, so their at-sea …

Ecological drivers of the high predation of sea turtle hatchlings during emergence

S Martins, L Sierra, E Rodrigues… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Synchronized emergence of offspring may represent an adaptive strategy to reduce
predation risk. This strategy swamps the short-term capacity of predators to consume prey …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of nest relocation for morphology and locomotor performance of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings

LK Tanabe, M Steenacker, MU Rusli… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sea turtle scute abnormalities are observed in higher proportion in hatchlings compared to
adults, suggesting that hatchlings with a non-modal scute pattern (NMSP) have a lower …

Predator exclosures increase nest success but reduce adult survival and increase dispersal distance of Piping Plovers, indicating exclosures should be used with …

ML Stantial, JB Cohen, AJ Darrah… - Ornithological …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Diagnosing unsuccessful population outcomes for endangered species requires
understanding relationships among vital rates, ecological conditions, and management …

Using aerial photogrammetry to assess stock-wide marine turtle nesting distribution, abundance and cumulative exposure to industrial activity

S Fossette, G Loewenthal, LR Peel, A Vitenbergs… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The lack of accurate distribution maps and reliable abundance estimates for marine species
can limit the ability of managers to design scale-appropriate management measures for a …