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

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

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 and manage this species at basin and sub-basin scales. In this study, combined aerial and shipboard line transect sur...

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Main Authors: Andrew DiMatteo, Ana Cañadas, Jason Roberts, Laura Sparks, Simone Panigada, Olivier Boisseau, Anna Moscrop, Caterina Maria Fortuna, Giancarlo Lauriano, Draško Holcer, Hélène Peltier, Vincent Ridoux, Juan Antonia Raga, Jesús Tomás, Annette C. Broderick, Brendan J. Godley, Julia Haywood, David March, Robin Snape, Ricardo Sagarminaga, Sandra Hochscheid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
density estimation
marine turtle
abundance
Mediterranean
line transect
availability bias
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.930412/full

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