Microplastics in Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals and Humans: A One Environmental Health Perspective by Idoia Meaza, Jennifer H Toyoda, John Pierce Wise Sr

Subjects: Get full text

Optimal Feeding Frequency for Captive Hawksbill Sea Turtle (<i>Eretmochelys imbricata</i>) by Suthep Jualaong, Hirun Kanghae, Karun Thongprajukaew, Suktianchai Saekhow, Natthida Amartiratana, Piyanan Sotong

“…Hawksbill sea turtle (<i>Eretmochelys imbricata</i>) has been reared in head-starting captivity programs, while the feeding regimens have never been optimized. …”
Get full text

The use of mesoscale eddies by juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the southwestern Atlantic. by Peter Gaube, Caren Barceló, Dennis J McGillicuddy, Andrés Domingo, Philip Miller, Bruno Giffoni, Neca Marcovaldi, Yonat Swimmer

“…Juvenile loggerhead sea turtles are significantly more likely to be located in the interiors of anticyclones in this region. …”
Get full text

Dietary plasticity linked to divergent growth trajectories in a critically endangered sea turtle by Matthew D. Ramirez, Larisa Avens, Anne B. Meylan, Anne B. Meylan, Donna J. Shaver, Angela R. Stahl, Peter A. Meylan, Peter A. Meylan, Jamie M. Clark, Jamie M. Clark, Lyndsey N. Howell, Brian A. Stacy, Wendy G. Teas, Kelton W. McMahon

“…There is growing evidence that sea turtles exhibit regional differences in somatic growth linked to alternative dispersal patterns during the oceanic life stage. …”
Get full text

Marine mammals and sea turtles listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act are recovering. by Abel Valdivia, Shaye Wolf, Kieran Suckling

“…Thus, we quantitatively analyzed population trends, magnitude of population change, and recovery status for 23 and 8 representative populations of 14 marine mammal and 5 sea turtle species, respectively. Using generalized linear and non-linear models, we found that 18 marine mammal (78%) and 6 sea turtle (75%) populations significantly increased after listing; 3 marine mammal (13%) and 2 sea turtle (25%) populations showed non-significant changes; while 2 marine mammal (9%), but no sea turtle populations declined after ESA protection. …”
Get full text

Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: A baseline study to inform conservation efforts. by Narges Mashkour, Karina Jones, Sara Kophamel, Teresa Hipolito, Shamim Ahasan, Grant Walker, Richard Jakob-Hoff, Maxine Whittaker, Mark Hamann, Ian Bell, Jennifer Elliman, Leigh Owens, Claire Saladin, Jose Luis Crespo-Picazo, Brett Gardner, Aswini Leela Loganathan, Rachel Bowater, Erina Young, David Robinson, Warren Baverstock, David Blyde, Duan March, Maryam Eghbali, Maryam Mohammadi, Daniela Freggi, Jane Giliam, Mike Hale, Nicholas Nicolle, Kevin Spiby, Daphne Wrobel, Mariluz Parga, Asghar Mobaraki, Rupika Rajakaruna, Kevin P Hyland, Mark Read, Ellen Ariel

“…To the best of our knowledge, DRAs have not previously been published for sea turtles, although disease is reported to contribute to sea turtle population decline. …”
Get full text

To Ban or Not to Ban? Reviewing an Ongoing Dilemma on Sea Turtle Egg Trade in Terengganu, Malaysia by Jarina Mohd Jani, Jarina Mohd Jani, Muhammad Allim Jamalludin, Seh Ling Long

Subjects: “…sea turtle conservation…”
Get full text

Correction: Geographical variation in the diatom communities associated with loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). by PLOS ONE Staff

Get full text

Comparison of UAV and Boat Surveys for Detecting Changes in Breeding Population Dynamics of Sea Turtles by Adam Yaney-Keller, Ricardo San Martin, Richard D. Reina

Subjects: Get full text

Using an in-situ infra-red camera system for sea turtle hatchling emergence monitoring by Fatıma Oğul, Franziska Huber, Sinem Cihan, Kumsal Düzgün, Ahmet Kideyş, Korhan Özkan

“…Overall, the present study showed that IR camera monitoring is a promising tool for sea turtle monitoring and can provide detailed insights on sea turtle hatchling behavior.…”
Get full text

Potential feminization of Red Sea turtle hatchlings as indicated by in situ sand temperature profiles by Lyndsey K. Tanabe, Joanne Ellis, Islam Elsadek, Michael L. Berumen

Get full text

Novel Insights Into Gas Embolism in Sea Turtles: First Description in Three New Species by Jose L. Crespo-Picazo, Mariluz Parga, Yara Bernaldo de Quirós, Danielle Monteiro, Vicente Marco-Cabedo, Cristina Llopis-Belenguer, Cristina Llopis-Belenguer, Daniel García-Párraga

Subjects: “…sea turtle…”
Get full text

A Systematic Review of Population Monitoring Studies of Sea Turtles and Its Application to Conservation by Haley Hendrix, Sílvia Pérez-Espona

“…Sea turtles are keystone species in marine environments due to their essential role as seagrass grazers and population regulation of jellyfish and sponges in coral reefs. …”
Get full text

Diversity of Bacteria in Seawater at Sea Turtle Conservation Center, Sriracha District, Chonburi Province by Subuntith Nimrat

“…In this study, numbers and genus of total bacteria were investigated monthly in seawater at a Sea Turtle Conservation Center, Sriracha District, Chonburi Province, Thailand, used for marine turtle culture for 5 months. …”
Get full text

Dynamics of human take and animal predation on sea turtle nests in Northwest Costa Rica by Janie L. Reavis, Daniela Rojas-Cañizales, Carmen Mejías-Balsalobre, Isabel Naranjo, Randall Arauz, Jesse F. Senko

Subjects: Get full text

Microplastic Pollution in Sea Turtle Nests on the Beaches of Nautla and Vega de Alatorre, Veracruz by Belem Anahy Estrella-Jordan, Fabiola Lango-Reynoso, María del Refugio Castañeda-Chávez, Jesús Montoya-Mendoza, David Reynier-Valdes

“…When microplastics are present, they can alter their physical properties, negatively affecting the surrounding fauna, such as sea turtles that use the beaches to nest in the sand. …”
Get full text

Quantifying the Impact of Light Pollution on Sea Turtle Nesting Using Ground-Based Imagery by James Vandersteen, Salit Kark, Karina Sorrell, Noam Levin

“…In this study, we aimed to address this gap by examining the potential of ground photography to quantify the actual light pollution perceived by animals, using sea turtles as a case study. We conducted detailed ground measurements of night-time brightness around the coast of Heron Island, a coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and an important sea turtle rookery, using a calibrated DSLR Canon camera with an 8 mm fish-eye lens. …”
Get full text

Steatitis in Cold-Stunned Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles (<em>Lepidochelys kempii</em>) by Rachel C. Turner, Charles J. Innis, Brian A. Stacy, Jorge A. Hernandez, Richard C. Hill, Karen C. Scott, Salvatore Frasca, Michael M. Garner, Rachel E. Burns, Michael D. Arendt, Jennifer Brisson, Terry M. Norton, Sea Rogers Williams, Adam Kennedy, Amy B. Alexander, Nicole I. Stacy

“…The pathogenesis of steatitis that infrequently occurs in cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (KRT; <i>Lepidochelys kempii</i>) has been undetermined. …”
Get full text

The effect of respiratory gases and incubation temperature on early stage embryonic development in sea turtles. by David Terrington Booth, Alexander Archibald-Binge, Colin James Limpus

“…Sea turtle embryos at high-density nesting beaches experience relative high rates of early stage embryo death. …”
Get full text

Discovery of chemosynthesis-based association on the Cretaceous basal leatherback sea turtle from Japan by Robert G. Jenkins, Andrzej Kaim, Kei Sato, Kazuhiro Moriya, Yoshinori Hikida, Ren Hirayama

“…We report a Late Cretaceous chemosynthetic community fueled by decomposing basal leatherback sea turtle on the ocean floor in the western Pacific. …”