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 …
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …
Critical approaches to sex determination in sea turtles
T Wibbels, PL Lutz, JA Musick… - The biology of sea …, 2003 - books.google.com
Temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) was first reported in 1966 in a lizard. 1
Since that time it has been shown to occur in a wide variety of reptiles, including all …
Since that time it has been shown to occur in a wide variety of reptiles, including all …
Ocean systems
Ocean ecosystems have responded and will continue to respond to climate changes of
different rates, magnitudes, and durations (virtually certain). Human societies depend on …
different rates, magnitudes, and durations (virtually certain). Human societies depend on …
The conservation status of the world's reptiles
Effective and targeted conservation action requires detailed information about species, their
distribution, systematics and ecology as well as the distribution of threat processes which …
distribution, systematics and ecology as well as the distribution of threat processes which …
Climate warming and the decline of amphibians and reptiles in Europe
Aim We explore the relationship between current European distributions of amphibian and
reptile species and observed climate, and project species potential distributions into the …
reptile species and observed climate, and project species potential distributions into the …
Climate change and marine turtles
Marine turtles occupy a wide range of terrestrial and marine habitats, and many aspects of
their life history have been demonstrated to be closely tied to climatic variables such as …
their life history have been demonstrated to be closely tied to climatic variables such as …
Climate change and Australian marine life
ES Poloczanska, RC Babcock, A Butler… - … and marine biology, 2007 - books.google.com
Australia's marine life is highly diverse and endemic. Here we describe projections of
climate change in Australian waters and examine from the literature likely impacts of these …
climate change in Australian waters and examine from the literature likely impacts of these …
Climate change and sea turtles: a 150‐year reconstruction of incubation temperatures at a major marine turtle rookery
GC Hays, AC Broderick, F Glen… - Global Change …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Sea turtles show temperature dependent sex determination. Using an empirical relationship
between sand and air temperature, we reconstructed the nest temperatures since 1855 at …
between sand and air temperature, we reconstructed the nest temperatures since 1855 at …
Temperature-dependent sex determination and global change: are some species at greater risk?
In species with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), global climate change may
result in a strong sex ratio bias that could lead to extinction. The relationship between sex …
result in a strong sex ratio bias that could lead to extinction. The relationship between sex …
The importance of sand albedo for the thermal conditions on sea turtle nesting beaches
GC Hays, JS Ashworth, MJ Barnsley, AC Broderick… - Oikos, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
At Ascension Island and Cyprus, major nesting areas for green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in
the Atlantic and Mediterranean, respectively, visual inspection shows some beaches are …
the Atlantic and Mediterranean, respectively, visual inspection shows some beaches are …