To better understand dietary requirements, trophic shifts, and trophic interactions of the
threatened green turtle (Chelonia mydas), we conducted a comprehensive global review …

An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has become a powerful and widely utilised tool in ecological
studies, and more specifically has been used to answer conservation questions regarding …

Effective management of a rapidly increasing juvenile green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
population necessitates an understanding of the foraging grounds utilized throughout …

The use of sentinel species in monitoring programs for toxic metals such as mercury (Hg) is
essential to understand these pollutants' impact on the environment. For this purpose, it is …

The green turtle Chelonia mydas is a widely distributed, slowly maturing species with a
complex life cycle, using both oceanic and coastal environments. The species is exposed to …

With no known biological function, mercury (Hg) is highly toxic, bio-accumulates, and
biomagnifies up the food web. Long-living marine animals, such as sea turtles, can be …

Emissions of metals and metalloids (Hg; Cd; Cr; Cu; Pb; Ni; Zn; Fe; Mn; As; Se) generated by
natural (eg, geothermal activity) or anthropic causes (eg., industry or mining) represent a …

Abstract The Tropical Atlantic coast of Brazil is a hotspot area for multiple sea turtle species
at all life stages. The multiple nearshore reefs and beaches, oceanic islands, and the only …

Scutes present very complex morphologies with different growth rates at different areas of
the carapace that can change the accumulation process of essential and non-essential …