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Migration and habitat use of sea turtles in the Bahamas [PDF]

, 1998
Objectives: Evaluate movement and distribution patterns of sea turtles in our series of study sites in The Bahamas. This objective includes the questions of where do the turtles come from, how long are they resident in these sites, and where do they ...
Bjorndal, Karen A., Bolten, Alan B.
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Increased Prevalence and New Evidence of Multi-Species Chelonid Herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) Infection in the Sea Turtles of Mabul Island, Borneo

Animals, 2023
Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is a debilitating tumor disease affecting all species of sea turtles globally. The most probable etiological agent for FP is the chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV5).
Dexter Miller Robben, Pushpa Palaniappan, Aswini Leela Loganathan, Vijay Kumar Subbiah   +3 more
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Sea turtle nesting activity along Eglin Air Force Base on Cape San Blas and Santa Rosa Island, Florida from 1994 to 1997. [PDF]

, 1998
Along EAFB on Cape San BIas, the only sea turtle species nest observed has been the loggerhead turtle. The first green turtle nest documented along the Florida panhandle coast was observed on EAFB property, however (D. Atencio, EAFB, pers.
Carthy, Raymond R., Colwell, Sheila V., Lamont, Margaret M., Pearlstine, Leonard G., Percival, H. Franklin   +4 more
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Blood Fluke Infection (Spirorchidiasis) and Systemic Granulomatous Inflammation: A Case Study of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Jeju Island, South Korea

Animals
Despite the precarious state of marine turtles as a highly endangered species, our understanding of their diseases remains limited. This case report presents a detailed pathological investigation of spirorchiidiasis, a blood fluke infection that poses a ...
Da Sol Park, Won Hee Hong, Jae Hoon Kim, Adams Hei Long Yuen, Sib Sankar Giri, Sung Bin Lee, Won Joon Jung, Young Min Lee, Su Jin Jo, Mae Hyun Hwang, Jae Hong Park, Eun Jae Park, Se Chang Park   +12 more
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Oil spills and sea turtles: documented effects and considerations for response and assessment efforts

Endangered Species Research, 2020
Hydrocarbon (i.e. oil) extraction, transport, consumption, and pollution occur daily in marine environments, threatening vulnerable natural resources, habitats, and biodiversity. However, threats of episodic oil spills to imperiled marine species are not
Wallace, BP, Stacy, BA, Cuevas, E, Holyoake, C, Lara, PH, Marcondes, ACJ, Miller, JD, Nijkamp, H, Pilcher, NJ, Robinson, I, Rutherford, N, Shigenaka, G   +11 more
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The Origin, Evolution, and Demise of the U.S. Sea Turtle Fisheries [PDF]

, 1994
Fishing was America's first industry, and turtling played an important role in the nation's developing fisheries. However, before the European settlers arrived in the New World, Native Americans had already developed spiritual and gastronomic ...
Witzell , W. N.
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Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nesting and Beach Selection at Príncipe Island, West Africa [PDF]

, 2019
Hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are the predominant nesting sea turtle species on the beaches of Príncipe Island in the Gulf of Guinea.
Bolten, Alan B., Ferreira, Rogério L., Martins, Helen R.   +2 more
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Progressive changes in coral reef communities with increasing ocean acidification

Communications Biology
Ocean acidification from increasing atmospheric CO2 is progressively affecting seawater chemistry, but predicting ongoing and near-future consequences for marine ecosystems is challenging without empirical field data. Here we quantify tropical coral reef
Sam H. C. Noonan, Chico Birrell, Rebecca Fisher, Katharina E. Fabricius   +3 more
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Spatial Dynamics of Sea Turtle Abundance and Shrimping Intensity in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Ecology and Society, 2000
In order to examine the scientific feasibility of area closures for sea turtle protection, we determined the spatial dynamics of sea turtles for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by analyzing National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) aerial survey data in September,
Carrie J. McDaniel, Larry B. Crowder, Jeffery A. Priddy   +2 more
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Diet of oceanic loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the central North Pacific [PDF]

, 2005
Diet analysis of 52 loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) collected as bycatch from 1990 to 1992 in the high-seas driftnet fishery operating between lat. 29.5°N and 43°N and between long.
Balazs, George H., Cooke, William J., Parker, Denise M.   +2 more
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