The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

Species environmental niches are central to ecology, evolution, and global change
research, but their characterization and interpretation depend on the spatial scale …

Rapid anthropogenic climate change is a major threat to ocean biodiversity, increasing the
challenge for marine conservation. Strategic conservation planning, and more recently …

Species distribution models (SDMs) have become key tools for describing and predicting
species habitats. In the marine domain, environmental data used in modeling species …

Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple
anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This …

The spread of artificial night lighting is increasingly acknowledged as a major threat to
global biodiversity. Identifying and exploring the impacts of nightlight pollution upon species …

Continental boundary currents are projected to be altered under future scenarios of climate
change. As these currents often influence dispersal and connectivity among populations of …

Arid and semiarid regions cannot meet the demands for food and fiber, at an acceptable
environmental cost, without irrigation. However, the escalation of irrigated agriculture could …

The effective conservation of marine biodiversity through an integrated ecosystem-based
management approach requires a sound knowledge of the spatial distribution of habitats …

Effective management of human activities affecting listed species requires understanding
both threats and animal habitat-use patterns. However, the extent of spatial overlap between …