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Atlantic connectivity of a major green sea turtle Chelonia mydas foraging aggre...
Patrício, Ana Rita; Coveney, Sophia A.; Barbanti, Anna; Barbosa, Castro; Broderick, Annette; El’Bar, Nahi; Godley, Brendan; Hancock, Joana M.ABSTRACT: Understanding population connectivity is paramount for effective conservation. While genetic tools have elucidated sea turtle migration patterns, notable data gaps limit our understanding of ocean-wide connectivity, especially regarding east Atlantic green turtles. We characterized the genetic composition of a globally important green turtle foraging aggregation at the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, incor...
Movement patterns of green turtles at a key foraging site: the Banc d’Arguin, M...
Mestre, Julie; Patrício, Ana Rita; Sidina, Ebaye; Senhoury, Cheibani; El’bar, Nahi; Beal, Martin; Regalla De Barros, Aissa; Catry, PauloABSTRACT: Interactions with fisheries is a major threat to sea turtles. However, space-use at foraging locations remains overlooked in many populations, preventing effective protection. We assess the space-use of 14 juvenile and 24 adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas) satellite-tracked in 2018–2022 within a foraging site of global importance for this species, the Banc d’Arguin in Mauritania, West Africa. Turtle...
Movement patterns of green turtles at a key foraging site: the Banc d’Arguin, M...
Mestre, Julie; Patrício, Ana Rita; Sidina, Ebaye; Senhoury, Cheibani; El’bar, Nahi; Beal, Martin; Regalla, Aissa; Catry, PauloInteractions with fisheries is a major threat to sea turtles. However, space-use at foraging locations remains overlooked in many populations, preventing effective protection. We assess the space-use of 14 juvenile and 24 adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas) satellite-tracked in 2018–2022 within a foraging site of global importance for this species, the Banc d’Arguin in Mauritania, West Africa. Turtles exhibite...
Satellite tracking and field assessment highlight major foraging site for green...
Catry, Paulo; Senhoury, Cheibani; Sidina, Ebaye; El Bar, Nahi; Samba Bilal, Abdellahi; Ventura, Francesco; Godley, Brendan; Pires, António A.There is a remarkable paucity of estimates of the numeric importance of sea turtles at foraging grounds. The Banc d'Arguin (BA) is a vast shallow marine area off the coast of Mauritania, known as a site of world importance for coastal migratory birds and other biodiversity, including extensive seagrass beds. We sampled foraging green turtles on the BA, and extensively tracked adult female green turtles from the...