Increase of nesting habitat suitability for green turtles in a warming Mediterranean Sea.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is reshaping global ecosystems at an unprecedented rate, with major impacts on biodiversity. Therefore, understanding how organisms can withstand change is key to identify priority conservation objectives. Marine ectotherms are being extremely impacted because their biology and phenology are directly related to temperature. Among these species, sea turtles are particularly problematic because they roam over both marine and terrestrial habitats throughout their life cycles. Focusing on green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Mediterranean Sea, we investigated the future potential changes of nesting grounds through time, assuming that marine turtles would shift their nesting locations. We modeled the current distribution of nesting grounds including both terrestrial and marine v

SUBMITTER: Mancino C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10703824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature