Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

P Casale, AC Broderick, JA Camiñas… - Endangered species …, 2018 - int-res.com
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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Nesting range expansion of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean: Phenology, spatial distribution, and conservation implications

S Hochscheid, F Maffucci, E Abella, MN Bradai… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is affecting habitat quality and availability on our planet and some species
are predicted or are by now changing their distribution range. Here we show that …

Sea turtle strandings along the Northwestern Moroccan coast: Spatio-temporal distribution and main threats

B Mghili, W Benhardouze, M Aksissou… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present the first research carried out on a large spatio-temporal scale (324 km) on sea
turtle strandings during a 24-year period (1998–2022) in northwestern Morocco. A total of …

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 …

Sporadic nesting reveals long distance colonisation in the philopatric loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)

C Carreras, M Pascual, J Tomás, A Marco… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The colonisation of new suitable habitats is crucial for species survival at evolutionary scale
under changing environmental conditions. However, colonisation potential may be limited …

Assessing the use of marine protected areas by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) tracked from the western Mediterranean

S Abalo-Morla, EJ Belda, D March, O Revuelta… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Up to date 264 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been declared in the western
Mediterranean Sea. The management plans of 25 of these MPAs include the loggerhead …

Basin-wide estimates of loggerhead turtle abundance in the Mediterranean Sea derived from line transect surveys

A DiMatteo, A Cañadas, J Roberts, L Sparks… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Loggerhead turtles are a globally vulnerable species of marine turtle. Broad-scale patterns
of distribution and abundance can provide regional managers a tool to effectively conserve …

Dietary analysis of two sympatric marine turtle species in the eastern Mediterranean

JL Palmer, D Beton, BA Çiçek, S Davey, EM Duncan… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Dietary studies provide key insights into threats and changes within ecosystems and
subsequent impacts on focal species. Diet is particularly challenging to study within marine …

New colonisers drive the increase of the emerging loggerhead turtle nesting in Western Mediterranean

A Luna-Ortiz, G Marín-Capuz, E Abella… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is sensitive to climate change and is responding
by colonising the Western Mediterranean. To understand the rapid nesting increase in …