Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes; Erin McMichael; Connie Y. Kot; Ian Silver-Gorges; Bryan P. Wallace; Brendan J. Godley; Annabelle M. L. Brooks; Simona A. Ceriani; Adriana A. Cortes-Gomez; Tiffany M. Dawson; Kara L. Dodge; Mark Flint; Michael P. Jensen; Lisa M. Komoroske; Sara Kophamel; Matthew D. Lettrich; Christopher A. Long; Sarah E. Nelms; Ana R. Patricio; Nathan J. Robinson; Jeffrey A. Seminoff; Matthew Ware; Elizabeth R. Whitman; Damien Chevallier; Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway; Sumedha A. Korgaonkar; Agnese Mancini; Juliana Mello-Fonseca; Jonathan R. Monsinjon; Isabella Neves-Ferreira; Anna A. Ortega; Samir H. Patel; Joseph B. Pfaller; Matthew D. Ramirez; Cheila Raposo; Caitlin E. Smith; F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois; Graeme C. Hays

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Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

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Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes, Erin McMichael, Connie Y. Kot, Ian Silver-Gorges, Bryan P. Wallace, Brendan J. Godley, Annabelle M. L. Brooks, Simona A. Ceriani, Adriana A. Cortes-Gomez, Tiffany M. Dawson, …

Endangered species research, Vol.52, pp.303-341

12-14-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01278

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Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This has resulted in population declines, and consequently many sea turtle populations are now classified as threatened or endangered globally. Although some populations of sea turtles worldwide are showing early signs of recovery, many still face fundamental threats. This is problematic since sea turtles have important ecological roles. To encourage informed conservation planning and direct future research, we surveyed experts to identify the key contemporary threats (climate change, direct take, fisheries, pollution, disease, predation, and coastal and marine development) faced by sea turtles. Using the survey results and current literature, we also outline knowledge gaps in our understanding of the impact of these threats and how targeted future research, often involving emerging technologies, could close those gaps.

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Title: Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions
Creators: Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes - Florida State University
Erin McMichael - Office of Science
Connie Y. Kot - Duke University
Ian Silver-Gorges - Florida State Univ, Dept Earth Ocean & Atmospher Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
Bryan P. Wallace - University of Exeter
Brendan J. Godley - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Annabelle M. L. Brooks - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Simona A. Ceriani - Ecologie, Société, Evolution
Adriana A. Cortes-Gomez - University of Central Florida
Tiffany M. Dawson - Cabot
Kara L. Dodge - The Ohio State University
Mark Flint - Aalborg University
Michael P. Jensen - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lisa M. Komoroske - Univ Massachusetts, Dept Environm Conservat, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
Sara Kophamel - University of Florida
Matthew D. Lettrich - Office of Science
Christopher A. Long - Univ Florida, Sch Forest Fisheries & Geomat Sci, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
Sarah E. Nelms - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Ana R. Patricio - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Nathan J. Robinson - NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Jeffrey A. Seminoff - University of North Carolina Wilmington
Matthew Ware - Florida International University
Elizabeth R. Whitman - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique
Damien Chevallier - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway - Wildlife Institute of India
Sumedha A. Korgaonkar - Wildlife Institute of India
Agnese Mancini - Universidade Federal Fluminense
Juliana Mello-Fonseca - Ifremer
Jonathan R. Monsinjon - The University of Western Australia
Isabella Neves-Ferreira - Ifremer
Anna A. Ortega - Coonamessett Farm Foundation
Samir H. Patel - NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Joseph B. Pfaller - University of North Carolina Wilmington
Matthew D. Ramirez - University of the Sunshine Coast
Cheila Raposo - Institut de Ciències del Mar
Caitlin E. Smith - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois - Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Acad Mazatlan, Inst Ciencias Mar & Limnol, Apartado Postal 811, Mazatlan 82000, Sinaloa, Mexico
Graeme C. Hays - Florida State University
Publication Details: Endangered species research, Vol.52, pp.303-341
Publisher: Inter-Research
Number of pages: 39
Grant note: RYC2021-034381-I / Bertarelli Foundation as part of the Bertarelli Programme in Marine Science - Spanish government (AEI) through the Ramon y Cajal postdoctoral program American Geophysical Union 1907144 / US National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology Developing Scholar Award from Florida State University
Identifiers: 99384088490306570
Academic Unit: Department of Biological Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

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