Ghost crab predation of loggerhead turtle eggs across thermal habitats

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Main Authors: Martins, Rita, Marco, Adolfo, Patino, Juan Camilo, Yeoman, Kate, Vinagre, Catarina, Patrício, Ana Rita
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Caretta caretta; Clutch mortality; Thermal habitats; Ghost crab predation; Sea turtles; Cabo Verde; Burrows; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8654; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2022.151735

The reproductive success of sea turtles is highly influenced by the environmental and biological conditions of the nesting beach. Maio Island, Cabo Verde, one of the main nesting sites for the Northeast Atlantic loggerhead subpopulation, displays marked heterogeneity of sand coloration, with dark, m...