Plastic and marine turtles: a review and call for research
Plastic debris is now ubiquitous in the marine environment affecting a wide range of taxa,
from microscopic zooplankton to large vertebrates. Its persistence and dispersal throughout …
from microscopic zooplankton to large vertebrates. Its persistence and dispersal throughout …
Satellite tracking sea turtles: Opportunities and challenges to address key questions
Over 25 years ago the first satellite tracking studies of sea turtles were published. The
technology and attachment methods have now come of age with long-term tracks over a …
technology and attachment methods have now come of age with long-term tracks over a …
Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century
Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …
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 …
Fidelity and over-wintering of sea turtles
While fidelity to breeding sites is well demonstrated in marine turtles, emerging knowledge
of migratory routes and key foraging sites is of limited conservation value unless levels of …
of migratory routes and key foraging sites is of limited conservation value unless levels of …
Ingestion of marine debris by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the Adriatic Sea
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 …
sea turtles (Caretta caretta) found stranded or incidentally captured dead by fisheries in the …
Biodiversity Research: fidelity to foraging sites, consistency of migration routes and habitat modulation of home range by sea turtles
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 …
dichotomy between oceanic and coastal sites has been revealed for loggerhead sea turtles …
Predicting the impacts of climate change on a globally distributed species: the case of the loggerhead turtle
Marine turtles utilise terrestrial and marine habitats and several aspects of their life history
are tied to environmental features that are altering due to rapid climate change. We overview …
are tied to environmental features that are altering due to rapid climate change. We overview …
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 …
trawlers and pelagic longliners fishing in neritic and oceanic areas, respectively, were …
Satellite tracking reveals a dichotomy in migration strategies among juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Northwest Atlantic
KL Mansfield, VS Saba, JA Keinath, JA Musick - Marine Biology, 2009 - Springer
Few data are available on the movements and behavior of immature Atlantic loggerhead
sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from their seasonal neritic foraging grounds within the western …
sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from their seasonal neritic foraging grounds within the western …