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

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

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 loggerhead turtles have already started to expand their nesting range into the Western Mediterranean, which has until recently...

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Main Authors: Sandra Hochscheid, Fulvio Maffucci, Elena Abella, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai, Andrea Camedda, Carlos Carreras, Françoise Claro, Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia, Imed Jribi, Cecilia Mancusi, Adolfo Marco, Nicola Marrone, Luana Papetti, Ohiana Revuelta, Salvatore Urso, Jesús Tomás
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Loggerhead sea turtle
Reproductive phenology
Climate change
Nest site selection
Anthropogenic threats
Range expansion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989422001962

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