dc.contributor.author | Casale, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Broderick, AC | |
dc.contributor.author | Camiñas, JA | |
dc.contributor.author | Cardona, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Carreras, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Demetropoulos, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Fuller, WJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Godley, BJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Hochscheid, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaska, Y | |
dc.contributor.author | Lazar, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Margaritoulis, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Panagopoulou, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Rees, AF | |
dc.contributor.author | Tomás, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Türkozan, O | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-01T13:55:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-08-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean (loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including biometrics and morphology, identification of breeding and foraging areas, ecology and behaviour, abundance and trends, population structure and dynamics, anthropogenic threats and conservation measures. Although a large body of knowledge has been generated, research efforts have been inconsistently allocated across geographic areas, species and topics. Significant gaps still exist, ranging from the most fundamental aspects, such as the distribution of major nesting sites and the total number of clutches laid annually in the region, to more specific topics like age at maturity, survival rates and behavioural ecology, especially for certain areas (e.g. south-eastern Mediterranean). These gaps are particularly marked for the green turtle. The recent positive trends of nest counts at some nesting sites may be the result of the cessation of past exploitation and decades of conservation measures on land, both in the form of national regulations and of continued active protection of clutches. Therefore, the current status should be considered as dependent on such ongoing conservation efforts. Mitigation of incidental catch in fisheries, the main anthropogenic threat at sea, is still in its infancy. From the analysis of the present status a comprehensive list of re search and conservation priorities is proposed. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | C.C. is supported
by the project CTM2013-48163 of the Spanish Ministry of
Economy and Competitivity. The Cyprus Wildlife Society
(CWS) acknowledges the financial support of the Department
of Fisheries and Marine Research of the Government
to the CWS for the implementation of the Turtle Conservation
Project in the period 2010−2016 and for all its assistance
to the Society in previous years. J.T. is supported by project Prometeo
II (2015-018) of the Generalitat Valenciana and projects
MEDSEALITTER-INTERREG and INDICIT of the European
Union. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 36, pp. 229 - 267 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3354/esr00901 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/34598 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Inter Research | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The authors 2018. Open Access under Creative Commons by
Attribution Licence. Use, distribution and reproduction are unrestricted. Authors and original publication must be credited. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Caretta caretta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Chelonia mydas | en_GB |
dc.subject | Nesting areas | en_GB |
dc.subject | Foraging grounds | en_GB |
dc.subject | Population abundance and trends | en_GB |
dc.subject | Population structure | en_GB |
dc.subject | Behavioural ecology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Biometrics | en_GB |
dc.title | Mediterranean sea turtles: Current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-01T13:55:21Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1863-5407 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Inter Research via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Endangered Species Research | en_GB |