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Projected response of an endangered marine turtle population to climate change

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  • Vincent S. Saba

    (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, c/o Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)

  • Charles A. Stock

    (NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory)

  • James R. Spotila

    (Drexel University)

  • Frank V. Paladino

    (Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne)

  • Pilar Santidrián Tomillo

    (Drexel University
    The Leatherback Trust)

Abstract

Using models and ecological data, this study shows that the eastern Pacific Ocean population of leatherback sea turtles could well face extirpation owing to climate change. However, the findings indicate that it may be possible to sustain a viable nesting population in Costa Rica throughout this century by cooling nests.

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  • Vincent S. Saba & Charles A. Stock & James R. Spotila & Frank V. Paladino & Pilar Santidrián Tomillo, 2012. "Projected response of an endangered marine turtle population to climate change," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(11), pages 814-820, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:11:d:10.1038_nclimate1582
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1582
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    1. Mariana Fuentes & Lynda Chambers & Andrew Chin & Peter Dann & Kirstin Dobbs & Helene Marsh & Elvira Poloczanska & Kim Maison & Malcolm Turner & Robert Pressey, 2016. "Adaptive management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 21(2), pages 209-224, February.
    2. Brei, Michael & Pérez-Barahona, Agustín & Strobl, Eric, 2016. "Environmental pollution and biodiversity: Light pollution and sea turtles in the Caribbean," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 95-116.
    3. Marga L. Rivas & Nicole Esteban & Adolfo Marco, 2019. "Potential male leatherback hatchlings exhibit higher fitness which might balance sea turtle sex ratios in the face of climate change," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 156(1), pages 1-14, September.
    4. Carlos F. Gaitán, 2016. "Effects of variance adjustment techniques and time-invariant transfer functions on heat wave duration indices and other metrics derived from downscaled time-series. Study case: Montreal, Canada," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 83(3), pages 1661-1681, September.
    5. Boyle, Maria & Schwanz, Lisa & Hone, Jim & Georges, Arthur, 2016. "Dispersal and climate warming determine range shift in model reptile populations," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 328(C), pages 34-43.

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