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 …

Chemical elements and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are globally present in aquatic
systems and their potential transfer to loggerhead marine turtles (Caretta caretta) has …

The ingestion of plastic by marine turtles is now reported for all species. Small juvenile
turtles (including post-hatchling and oceanic juveniles) are thought to be most at risk, due to …

The Cape Verde nesting population of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) is the third
largest population of this species in the world. For conservation purposes, it is essential to …

Despite the current environmental concern regarding the risk posed by contamination in
marine ecosystems, the concentrations of pollutants in sea turtles have not been thoroughly …

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has
grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the …

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a long-lived carnivorous reptile included in the
IUCN Red List. The IUCN assessment for this species underlines the lack of information …

Chemical contamination of marine turtles has been well documented in the literature,
although information on the toxicological effects of these contaminants is poorly understood …

The study assessed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Caretta caretta turtles along
Turkish coasts, analyzing bioaccumulation in accessible organs and discerning sex-related …

The review examines the most recent advances on the effect of persistent pollutants on sea
turtles. Research on this topic is still limited, especially that related to toxicity, since they are …