A5017980564- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Marine animal studies overview
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Rabies epidemiology and control
University of Exeter
2019-2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
2019-2020
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 613:217-245 (2019) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12889 REVIEW Global review and inventory: how stable isotopes are helping us understand ecology inform conservation of marine turtles Julia C. Haywood1,2,*, Wayne J. Fuller3, Brendan Godley1,4, Jamie D. Shutler5, Stephen Widdicombe2, Annette Broderick1...
Abstract Aim Using a combination of satellite telemetry and stable isotope analysis (SIA), our aim was to identify foraging grounds loggerhead turtles ( Caretta caretta ) at important rookeries in the Mediterranean, examine ground fidelity, across 25 years determine proportion nesting females recruiting from each region major rookery Cyprus. Location Mediterranean Sea. Methods Between 1993 2018, we investigated spatial ecology Cyprus Greece using n = 55 adults) SIA three elements 296)....
Abstract Dietary studies provide key insights into threats and changes within ecosystems subsequent impacts on focal species. Diet is particularly challenging to study marine environments therefore often poorly understood. Here, we examined the diet of stranded bycaught loggerhead ( Caretta caretta ) green turtles Chelonia mydas in North Cyprus (35.33° N, 33.47° E) between 2011 2019. A total 129 taxa were recorded n = 45), which predominantly carnivorous (on average 72.1% dietary biomass),...
Loggerhead turtles are a globally vulnerable species of marine turtle. Broad-scale patterns distribution and abundance can provide regional managers tool to effectively conserve manage this at basin sub-basin scales. In study, combined aerial shipboard line transect survey data collected between 2003 2018 were used estimate throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Approximately 230,000 linear kilometers effort, from seven different surveying organizations incorporated into generalized additive...
The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) has been suggested as a bio-indicator species for plastic pollution. However, detailed investigations in the eastern Mediterranean are limited. Here, we present data from turtles (2012-2022; n = 131) of which 42.7 % (n 57) had ingested macroplastic (pieces ≥ 5 mm). Frequency occurrence (%) was not found to have changed over time, with body size (CCL cm), between stranded or bycaught turtles, levels digesta present. characteristics 492) were largely...
“Protect and restore ecosystems biodiversity” is the second official aim of current UN Ocean Decade (2021 to 2030) calling for identification protection critical marine habitats. However, data inform policy are often lacking altogether or confined recent times, preventing establishment long-term baselines. The unique insights gained from combining bioarchaeology (palaeoproteomics, stable isotope analysis) with contemporary (from satellite tracking) identified habitats which sea turtles have...
Abstract Bycatch is one of the key threats to juvenile marine turtles in Mediterranean Sea. As fishing methods are regional or habitat specific, susceptibility may differ according inter- and intra-population variations foraging ecology. An understanding these necessary assess bycatch implement region-specific management. To determine if ecology differs with region, sex, size loggerhead ( Caretta caretta ), stable isotope analysis carbon nitrogen was performed on 171 juveniles from a range...