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Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century
Endangered species research, v 11(3), pp 245-269
01 May 2010
Abstract
Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the general public worldwide. This interest has been matched by increased research attention, focusing on a wide variety of topics relating to sea turtle biology and ecology, together with the interrelations of sea turtles with the physical and natural environments. Although sea turtles have been better studied than most other marine fauna, management actions and their evaluation are often hindered by the lack of data on turtle biology, human-turtle interactions, turtle population status and threats. In an effort to inform effective sea turtle conservation a list of priority research questions was assembled based on the opinions of 35 sea turtle researchers from 13 nations working in fields related to turtle biology and/or conservation. The combined experience of the contributing researchers spanned the globe as well as many relevant disciplines involved in conservation research. An initial list of more than 200 questions gathered from respondents was condensed into 20 metaquestions and classified under 5 categories: reproductive biology, biogeography, population ecology, threats and conservation strategies.
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- Title
- Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century
- Creators
- M Hamann - James Cook UniversityM Godfrey - North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionJ A Seminoff - Southeast Fisheries Science CenterK Arthur - University of Hawaii - SystemPCR BarataK A Bjorndal - University of Florida HealthA B Bolten - University of Florida HealthA Broderick - University of ExeterL Campbell - Duke UniversityC Carreras - University of BarcelonaP Casale - Sapienza University of RomeM Chaloupka - University of QueenslandSKF ChanM S CoyneL Crowder - Duke UniversityC E Diez - Department of Natural and Environmental ResourcesP H Dutton - Southwest Fisheries Science CenterS Epperly - National Marine Fisheries ServiceN FitzSimmons - University of CanberraA Formia - University of FlorenceM Girondot - University of Paris-SudG Hays - Swansea UniversityI ChengY Kaska - Pamukkale UniversityR Lewison - San Diego State UniversityJ A Mortimer - University of Florida HealthW Nichols - California Academy of SciencesR Reina - School of Biological SciencesK Shanker - Indian Institute of Science BangaloreJ Spotila - Drexel UniversityJ Tomas - University of ValenciaB Wallace - Duke UniversityT Work - United States Geological SurveyJ Zbinden - ArcherB Godley - University of Exeter
- Publication Details
- Endangered species research, v 11(3), pp 245-269
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES); [Retired Faculty]
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77954801481
- Other Identifier
- 991019173744504721