Predicted distributions and abundances of the sea turtle ‘lost years’ in the western North Atlantic Ocean
International audience Oceanic dispersal characterizes the early juvenile life‐stages of numerous marine species of conservation concern. This early stage may be a ‘critical period’ for many species, playing an overriding role in population dynamics. Often, relatively little information is available...
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International audience Oceanic dispersal characterizes the early juvenile life‐stages of numerous marine species of conservation concern. This early stage may be a ‘critical period’ for many species, playing an overriding role in population dynamics. Often, relatively little information is available on their distribution during this period, limiting the effectiveness of efforts to understand environmental and anthropogenic impacts on these species. Here we present a simple model to predict annual variation in the distribution and abundance of oceanic‐stage juvenile sea turtles based on species’ reproductive output, movement and mortality. We simulated dispersal of 25 cohorts (1993–2017) of oceanic‐stage juveniles by tracking the movements of virtual hatchling sea turtles released in a hindcast ocean circulation model. We then used estimates of annual hatchling production from Kemp's ridley Lepidochelys kempii (n = 3), green Chelonia mydas (n = 8) and loggerhead Caretta caretta (n = 5) nesting areas in the northwestern Atlantic (inclusive of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and eastern seaboard of the U.S.) and their stage‐specific mortality rates to weight dispersal predictions. The model's predictions indicate spatial heterogeneity in turtle distribution across their marine range, identify locations of increasing turtle abundance (notably along the U.S. coast), and provide valuable context for temporal variation in the stranding of young sea turtles across the Gulf of Mexico. Further effort to collect demographic, distribution and behavioral data that refine, complement and extend the utility of this modeling approach for sea turtles and other dispersive marine taxa is warranted. Finally, generating these spatially‐explicit predictions of turtle abundance required extensive international collaboration among scientists; our findings indicate that continued conservation of these sea turtle populations and the management of the numerous anthropogenic activities that operate in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean ... |
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Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations (UMR AMAP) Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) Institut Cochin (IC UM3 (UMR 8104 / U1016)) Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Putman, Nathan Seney, Erin Verley, Phlippe Shaver, Donna López‐castro, Melania Cook, Melissa Guzmán, Vicente Brost, Beth Ceriani, Simona Mirón, Raúl de Jesús González Díaz Peña, Luis Jaime Tzeek, Miriam Valverde, Roldán Cantón, Cristóbal Cáceres G. Howell, Lyndsey Ravell Ley, Jonathan Tumlin, Mandy Teas, Wendy Caillouet, Charles Cuevas, Eduardo Gallaway, Benny Richards, Paul Mansfield, Katherine |
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Predicted distributions and abundances of the sea turtle ‘lost years’ in the western North Atlantic Ocean |
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Predicted distributions and abundances of the sea turtle ‘lost years’ in the western North Atlantic Ocean |
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Predicted distributions and abundances of the sea turtle ‘lost years’ in the western North Atlantic Ocean |
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Predicted distributions and abundances of the sea turtle ‘lost years’ in the western North Atlantic Ocean |
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Predicted distributions and abundances of the sea turtle ‘lost years’ in the western North Atlantic Ocean |
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predicted distributions and abundances of the sea turtle ‘lost years’ in the western north atlantic ocean |
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ftciradhal:oai:HAL:hal-02531224v1 2024-05-19T07:45:30+00:00 Predicted distributions and abundances of the sea turtle ‘lost years’ in the western North Atlantic Ocean Putman, Nathan Seney, Erin Verley, Phlippe Shaver, Donna López‐castro, Melania Cook, Melissa Guzmán, Vicente Brost, Beth Ceriani, Simona Mirón, Raúl de Jesús González Díaz Peña, Luis Jaime Tzeek, Miriam Valverde, Roldán Cantón, Cristóbal Cáceres G. Howell, Lyndsey Ravell Ley, Jonathan Tumlin, Mandy Teas, Wendy Caillouet, Charles Cuevas, Eduardo Gallaway, Benny Richards, Paul Mansfield, Katherine Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations (UMR AMAP) Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) Institut Cochin (IC UM3 (UMR 8104 / U1016)) Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2020 https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02531224 https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02531224/document https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02531224/file/ecog.04929.pdf https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04929 en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/ecog.04929 hal-02531224 https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02531224 https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02531224/document https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02531224/file/ecog.04929.pdf doi:10.1111/ecog.04929 IRD: fdi:010082007 WOS: 000504046700001 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess EISSN: 1600-0587 Ecography https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02531224 Ecography, 2020, 43 (4), pp.506-517. ⟨10.1111/ecog.04929⟩ Green turtle Kemp's ridley turtle Loggerhead turtle Movement ecology Ontogenetic shift Stranding [SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics Phylogenetics and taxonomy [SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Ecosystems [SDV.BV.BOT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology/Botanics [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2020 ftciradhal https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04929 2024-04-25T00:55:26Z International audience Oceanic dispersal characterizes the early juvenile life‐stages of numerous marine species of conservation concern. This early stage may be a ‘critical period’ for many species, playing an overriding role in population dynamics. Often, relatively little information is available on their distribution during this period, limiting the effectiveness of efforts to understand environmental and anthropogenic impacts on these species. Here we present a simple model to predict annual variation in the distribution and abundance of oceanic‐stage juvenile sea turtles based on species’ reproductive output, movement and mortality. We simulated dispersal of 25 cohorts (1993–2017) of oceanic‐stage juveniles by tracking the movements of virtual hatchling sea turtles released in a hindcast ocean circulation model. We then used estimates of annual hatchling production from Kemp's ridley Lepidochelys kempii (n = 3), green Chelonia mydas (n = 8) and loggerhead Caretta caretta (n = 5) nesting areas in the northwestern Atlantic (inclusive of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and eastern seaboard of the U.S.) and their stage‐specific mortality rates to weight dispersal predictions. The model's predictions indicate spatial heterogeneity in turtle distribution across their marine range, identify locations of increasing turtle abundance (notably along the U.S. coast), and provide valuable context for temporal variation in the stranding of young sea turtles across the Gulf of Mexico. Further effort to collect demographic, distribution and behavioral data that refine, complement and extend the utility of this modeling approach for sea turtles and other dispersive marine taxa is warranted. Finally, generating these spatially‐explicit predictions of turtle abundance required extensive international collaboration among scientists; our findings indicate that continued conservation of these sea turtle populations and the management of the numerous anthropogenic activities that operate in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic CIRAD: HAL (Agricultural Research for Development) Ecography 43 4 506 517 |