Movement patterns of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: a review

P Luschi, P Casale - Italian Journal of Zoology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the at-sea spatial behaviour of sea turtles is a priority for their conservation.
In the present paper, the current information on the distribution and movement patterns of …

A biologist's guide to assessing ocean currents: a review

S Fossette, NF Putman, KJ Lohmann, R Marsh… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
We review how ocean currents are measured (in both Eulerian and Lagrangian
frameworks), how they are inferred from satellite observations, and how they are simulated …

Young sea turtles of the pelagic Sargassum-dominated drift community: habitat use, population density, and threats

B Witherington, S Hirama, R Hardy - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2012 - int-res.com
In the western Atlantic young sea turtles in their surface-pelagic juvenile stage, a stage often
described as the lost year (s), have been hypothesized to occupy habitat dominated by …

First satellite tracks of neonate sea turtles redefine the 'lost years' oceanic niche

KL Mansfield, J Wyneken… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Few at-sea behavioural data exist for oceanic-stage neonate sea turtles, a life-stage
commonly referred to as the sea turtle 'lost years'. Historically, the long-term tracking of …

Ingestion and defecation of marine debris by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from by-catches in the South-West Indian Ocean

L Hoarau, L Ainley, C Jean, S Ciccione - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
Marine debris, caused by anthropogenic pollution, is a major problem impacting marine
wildlife worldwide. This study documents and quantifies the ingestion and defecation of …

Plastic pollution and small juvenile marine turtles: a potential evolutionary trap

EM Duncan, AC Broderick, K Critchell… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ingestion of plastic by marine turtles is now reported for all species. Small juvenile
turtles (including post-hatchling and oceanic juveniles) are thought to be most at risk, due to …

Informing research priorities for immature sea turtles through expert elicitation

NE Wildermann, C Gredzens, L Avens… - Endangered Species …, 2018 - int-res.com
Although sea turtles have received substantial focus worldwide, research on the immature
life stages is still relatively limited. The latter is of particular importance, given that a large …

Tracking through life stages: adult, immature and juvenile autumn migration in a long-lived seabird

C Péron, D Grémillet - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Seasonal long-distance migration is likely to be experienced in a contrasted manner by
juvenile, immature and adult birds, leading to variations in migratory routes, timing and …

Migration phenology and seasonal fidelity of an Arctic marine predator in relation to sea ice dynamics

SG Cherry, AE Derocher, GW Thiemann… - Journal of Animal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how seasonal environmental conditions affect the timing and distribution of
synchronized animal movement patterns is a central issue in animal ecology. Migration, a …

Cumulative estimates of sea turtle bycatch and mortality in USA fisheries between 1990 and 2007

EM Finkbeiner, BP Wallace, JE Moore… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Sea turtles interact with a variety of fishing gears across their broad geographic distributions
and ontogenetic habitat shifts. Cumulative assessments of multi-gear bycatch impacts on …