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 …

Vulnerability of marine turtles to climate change

ES Poloczanska, CJ Limpus, GC Hays - Advances in marine biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Marine turtles are generally viewed as vulnerable to climate change because of the role that
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …

Ingestion of marine debris by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the Adriatic Sea

B Lazar, R Gračan - Marine pollution bulletin, 2011 - Elsevier
We examined the occurrence of marine debris in the gastrointestinal tract of 54 loggerhead
sea turtles (Caretta caretta) found stranded or incidentally captured dead by fisheries in the …

[HTML][HTML] Going west: Range expansion for loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean Sea under climate change

C Mancino, D Canestrelli, L Maiorano - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Global changes represent possibly the greatest threat to the future of biodiversity, and this is
especially true for species using very different habitats during their life cycle. The problem is …

Biodiversity Research: fidelity to foraging sites, consistency of migration routes and habitat modulation of home range by sea turtles

G Schofield, VJ Hobson, S Fossette… - Diversity and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Resources can shape patterns of habitat utilization. Recently a broad foraging
dichotomy between oceanic and coastal sites has been revealed for loggerhead sea turtles …

Foraging ecology of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the central Mediterranean Sea: evidence for a relaxed life history model

P Casale, G Abbate, D Freggi, N Conte… - Marine Ecology …, 2008 - int-res.com
In the central Mediterranean Sea, gut contents and feces of 95 turtles captured by bottom
trawlers and pelagic longliners fishing in neritic and oceanic areas, respectively, were …

Sea turtle strandings reveal high anthropogenic mortality in Italian waters

P Casale, M Affronte, G Insacco… - Aquatic …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Spatio‐temporal distribution and anthropogenic mortality factors were investigated in
loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) found stranded or floating in the waters around Italy. A …

Satellite tracking large numbers of individuals to infer population level dispersal and core areas for the protection of an endangered species

G Schofield, A Dimadi, S Fossette… - Diversity and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Tracking the dispersal patterns and habitat use of migratory species is necessary to
delineate optimal areas for protection, with large sample sizes being more representative of …

Migratory corridors and foraging hotspots: critical habitats identified for Mediterranean green turtles

KL Stokes, AC Broderick, AF Canbolat… - Diversity and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Levels of sea turtle bycatch in the Mediterranean are thought to be unsustainable. We
provide a comprehensive overview of adult green turtle (Chelonia mydas) distribution during …

Inter-annual variability in the home range of breeding turtles: implications for current and future conservation management

G Schofield, VJ Hobson, MKS Lilley, KA Katselidis… - Biological …, 2010 - Elsevier
We assessed home range size for breeding loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) near the
limit of the species range at the Greek island of Zakynthos in the Mediterranean. Thirteen …