The rate of climate change experienced globally in recent decades may compromise sea
turtles' survival; especially temperature increase, which is particularly fast, impacts life …

We used data collected by an observer program to assess the impact of the Costa Rican
longline fishery on numbers, capture locations, seasonality and body sizes of silky sharks …

Hatchery practices are pivotal to conservation success. In sea turtle hatcheries, reusing sand
is a norm, but it remains unclear whether such an approach increases the risk of Fusarium …

The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), a species listed by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature as vulnerable, is characterized by its mass-nesting …

Several studies have suggested that significant embryo mortality is caused by microbes,
while high microbial loads are generated by the decomposition of eggs broken by later …

Sea turtles are vulnerable to climate change impacts in both their terrestrial (nesting beach)
and oceanic habitats. From 1982 to 2012, air and sea surface temperatures at major high …

Habitat bioaugmentation and introduction of protective microbiota have been proposed as
potential conservation strategies to rescue endangered mammals and amphibians from …

The green turtle is an endangered species that is highly sensitive to environmental pollution
that can adversely affect the healthy development of eggs. Moreover, the presence of some …

Raine Island hosts the largest nesting aggregation of green turtles in the world, but nest
emergence success and hence recruitment of hatchlings off the beach appear to have …

Aim Hurricanes bring wind and rainfall that can have dramatic effects on coastal
ecosystems, which provide important nesting locations for some migratory species. We …