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Responses of three nesting sea turtle species to hard-armoring structures
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 In the face of modern challenges, analyzing sea turtle nesting trends is critical to better understand impacts to these vulnerable species. The introduction of hard-armoring structures (e.g., seawalls, rock revetments) on sea turtle nesting beaches poses
Sarah E. Hirsch +5 more
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Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan, 2011 Varity of the effect of climate change including of beach disturbance on the coastal area. Beach disturbance also happen on Sukamade beach at Maru Betiri National Park (TNMB). These areas as nesting site of sea turtle are usually visiting by Green turtle
Sapto Andriyono, A. Shofy Mubarak
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An odyssey of the green sea turtle: Ascension Island revisited [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1989 Green turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) that nest on Ascension Island, in the south-central Atlantic, utilize feeding grounds along the coast of Brazil, more than 2000 km away. To account for the origins of this remarkable migratory behavior, Carr and Coleman [Carr, A. & Coleman, P. J. (1974) Nature (London)
Bowen, Brian W +2 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2021 Conservation efforts for endangered sea turtle species, such as Kemp’s ridley turtles Lepidochelys kempii and green turtles Chelonia mydas, may benefit from information on the microbial communities that contribute to host health.
KL McNally +3 more
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First record of hybridization between green Chelonia mydas and hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata sea turtles in the Southeast Pacific [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Hybridization among sea turtle species has been widely reported in the Atlantic Ocean, but their detection in the Pacific Ocean is limited to just two individual hybrid turtles, in the northern hemisphere.
Shaleyla Kelez +2 more
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Seagrasses in the Age of Sea Turtle Conservation and Shark Overfishing [PDF]
, 2014 Efforts to conserve globally declining herbivorous green sea turtles have resulted in promising growth of some populations. These trends could significantly impact critical ecosystem services provided by seagrass meadows on which turtles feed.
Aaron J. Wirsing +13 more
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Cayman Islands Sea Turtle Nesting Population Increases Over 22 Years of Monitoring
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Given differing trajectories of sea turtle populations worldwide, there is a need to assess and report long-term population trends and determine which conservation strategies are effective.
Janice M. Blumenthal +12 more
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Ecosphere, 2022 Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a sea turtle disease characterized by benign tumor development on the skin, eyes, and/or internal organs. It primarily affects juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in coastal foraging sites.
Jake R. Kelley +3 more
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Reducing green turtle bycatch in small-scale fisheries using illuminated gillnets: The Cost of Saving a Sea Turtle [PDF]
, 2016 This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.Gillnet fisheries exist throughout the oceans and have been implicated in high bycatch rates of sea turtles.
Alfaro-Shigueto, J +9 more
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Behavioral Effects of Ecotourism on Green Sea Turtles
, 2022 Poster created by students of The Island School semester research class of Fall ...
Haden, Blake +7 more
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