A regional review of marine and coastal impacts of climate change on the ROPME sea area

S Lincoln, P Buckley, EL Howes, KM Maltby… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Sea Area
(RSA) in the northern Indian Ocean, which comprises the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the …

Vulnerability of sea turtle nesting sites to erosion and inundation: A decision support framework to maximize conservation

M Gammon, S Whiting, S Fossette - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sandy beaches provide essential nesting habitats for sea turtles but are threatened globally
by a rapidly changing climate. Identifying which nesting sites are at the greatest risk from …

Investigating decadal changes of multiple hydrological products and land-cover changes in the Mediterranean Region for 2009–2018

W Li, S Perera, E Linstead, R Thomas… - Earth Systems and …, 2021 - Springer
Land-cover change is a critical concern due to its climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic
consequences. In this study, we used multiple variables including precipitation, vegetation …

Extreme conditions reduce hatching success of green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) at Karan Island, the major nesting site in the Arabian Gulf

RH Maneja, JD Miller, JB Flint, JFA Alcaria… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Survival in the early life stages is a major factor determining the growth and stability of
wildlife populations. For sea turtles, nest location must provide favorable conditions to …

Essential fish habitats of demersal fish in the western Arabian Gulf

YJ Lin, RH Roa-Ureta, ARK Pulikkoden, P Premlal… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Information about habitats occupied by aquatic organisms while completing critical
stages of their lives, called essential fish habitats, is crucial for their sustainability. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the vertical displacement of the grand Ethiopian renaissance dam during its filling using DInSAR technology and its potential acute consequences …

H El-Askary, A Fawzy, R Thomas, W Li, N LaHaye… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), formerly known as the Millennium Dam, is
currently under construction and has been filling at a fast rate without sufficient known …

[HTML][HTML] An emerging hazard to nesting sea turtles in the face of sea-level rise

NE Wildermann, H Barrios-Garrido, K Jabby… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change poses a significant threat to sea turtles. In particular, beach erosion due to
sea-level rise endangers sea turtle nests and can hinder the inland movement of nesting …

Specific marine policies are needed to prevent the extinction of marine reptiles

JC Báez, L Fuentes Tejada… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The first comprehensive extinction-risk assessment of reptiles conducted by Cox et al. found
that at least 1,829 out of 10,196 species are threatened (ie 21.1% of reptile species …

Is climate change modifying the behavior of sea turtles? The particular case of the loggerhead turtle in the Alboran Sea

JC Báez - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The loggerhead turtle, a predominant species in the Mediterranean Sea (DiMatteo et al.,
2022), exhibits a diverse migratory behavior throughout its life history, with females showing …

Beach erosion and typhoons reduce green turtle nesting grounds on the **sha Islands, South China Sea

T Zhang, C Zhang, Y Li, Y Yu, X An, Y Jiang… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Sea turtles are ideal flagship and umbrella species for marine biodiversity
conservation. The quality of nesting grounds is crucial for the successful reproduction of sea …