[HTML][HTML] Colonization of new nesting areas could provide climate refuge to loggerhead turtles under climate change

PS Tomillo, F Pujol, G Félix, V Núñez-Reyes… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change can impact regional and global biodiversity for multiple reasons. In sea
turtles, changes in local climate at nesting beaches can affect egg and hatchling survival …

Can a present-day thermal niche be preserved in a warming climate by a shift in phenology? A case study with sea turtles

JO Laloë, GC Hays - Royal Society Open Science, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
How species respond to climate change may impact their extinction probability. Here we link
climatology and ecology to tackle a globally important conservation question. For sea turtles …

Environmental changes in the Mediterranean Sea could facilitate the western expansion of loggerhead turtles

PS Tomillo, J Tomás, A Marco… - Marine Ecology …, 2022 - int-res.com
Climate change may affect life on Earth in multiple ways. Whereas some populations may
encounter detrimental conditions that cause extirpations, those occupying cooler thermal …

Climate warming and sea turtle sex ratios across the globe

JO Laloë, G Schofield, GC Hays - Global Change Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming and the feminization of populations due to temperature‐dependent sex
determination may threaten sea turtles with extinction. To identify sites of heightened risk, we …

Short‐term resilience to climate‐induced temperature increases for equatorial sea turtle populations

MN Staines, H Versace, JO Laloë… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Projection models are being increasingly used to manage threatened taxa by estimating
their responses to climate change. Sea turtles are particularly susceptible to climate change …

Morphologic and physiologic characteristics of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings in southeastern Florida, USA

A Page-Karjian, NI Stacy, AN Morgan… - Journal of Comparative …, 2022 - Springer
The ability of sea turtle hatchlings to survive into adulthood is related, in part, to their
individual health status. Documenting a variety of health data is essential for assessing …

[HTML][HTML] High thermal tolerance of egg clutches and potential adaptive capacity in green turtles

PS Tomillo, K Cordero-Umaña… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate warming threatens sea turtles, among other effects, because high temperatures
increase embryo mortality. However, not all species and populations are expected to …

[HTML][HTML] Natural shading is helpful but not sufficient for mitigating warming in green sea turtle nests in the tropical South China Sea

TH Liu, MS Jeng, CYD Lee, CW Tu, PH Lin… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, lowering nest temperatures has been identified as a conservation
strategy for mitigating the effects of global warming and for balancing the sex ratios in sea …

[HTML][HTML] Tropical vs. temperate sea turtle population resilience to extreme temperatures

ML Rivas, A Pintor, D Booth, O Turkozan, A Mazaris… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rising temperatures due to global warming over the last decades pose threats to marine
biodiversity. Sea turtles are ectothermic species, and their embryonic development depends …

[HTML][HTML] Developed black beaches-too hot to emerge? Factors affecting sand temperatures at nesting grounds of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea)

D Ariano-Sánchez, A Nesthus, F Rosell… - Climate Change …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change research on sea turtles has focused on the impact of rising temperatures on
sex ratios, while the thermal ecology of natural nesting grounds has received less attention …