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Sea turtle demand in China threatens the survival of wild populations
iScience, 2021 Summary: Sea turtles are an important umbrella species in marine ecosystems. The populations of all five species of sea turtles in China have dropped sharply due to massive illegal trade and habitat loss.
Liu Lin +4 more
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First evidence of underwater vocalizations in green sea turtles Chelonia mydas
Endangered Species Research, 2022 Marine turtles have long been considered to be silent, but few investigations have been performed to confirm such muteness. However, recent studies on the aerial and underwater hearing abilities of marine turtles have shown they have an ability to ...
I Charrier +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The rehabilitation of wildlife can contribute directly to the conservation of threatened species by helping to maintain wild populations. This study focused on determining the post-rehabilitation survival and spatial ecology of sea turtles and on ...
David P Robinson +8 more
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Quantifying Illegal Extraction of Sea Turtles in Costa Rica
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 Estimates of illegal wildlife trade vary significantly and are often based on incomplete datasets, inferences from CITES permits or customs seizures.
Helen Pheasey +8 more
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Sea turtles in Ilaje, Nigeria: status, sighting periods and conservation awareness
Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2020 Local understanding of migratory species is critical towards the global conservation agenda. The present study, conducted from 2016–2018, aimed to (i) examine the demographic characteristics of fishers operating within Ilaje axis in the Atlantic Ocean ...
Johnson A. Ogunjobi +1 more
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Comparison of body temperature and heart rate in sea turtles from Baja California Sur, Mexico
Ciencias Marinas, 2021 Sea turtles depend on ambient temperature to carry out their main activities, so changes in water temperature can affect the function of their immune system and represent different threats.
Helena Fernández-Sanz +1 more
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Acta Herpetologica, 2012 Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) was studied over 3 summers in a nearshore habitat, the Patoku area in the southern part of Driniki Bay, Albania. Tissue samples were collected from 40 loggerhead turtles incidentally captured in stavnike fish-traps (a
Can Yilmaz +4 more
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Seasonal Variation in Sea Turtle Density and Abundance in the Southeast Florida Current and Surrounding Waters. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Assessment and management of sea turtle populations is often limited by a lack of available data pertaining to at-sea distributions at appropriate spatial and temporal resolutions.
Caitlin M Bovery, Jeanette Wyneken
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First Spatial Distribution Analysis of Male Sea Turtles in the Southern Gulf of Mexico
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 In the Gulf of Mexico, the bulk of published studies for sea turtles have focused on northern (United States) waters where economic resources are centered, with fewer studies in the southern portion of the basin, resulting in significant knowledge gaps ...
Eduardo Cuevas +18 more
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Density and exposure of surface-pelagic juvenile sea turtles to Deepwater Horizon oil
Endangered Species Research, 2017 The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill posed a severe threat to surface-pelagic sea turtles because the surface convergence zones, which provide vital habitat by aggregating pelagic Sargassum and other floating material, also aggregated floating oil.
McDonald, TL +11 more
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