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dc.contributor.authorFuentes, Mariana MPB
dc.contributor.authorGredzens, Christian
dc.contributor.authorBateman, Brooke L
dc.contributor.authorBoettcher, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorCeriani, Simona A
dc.contributor.authorGodfrey, Matthew H
dc.contributor.authorHelmers, David
dc.contributor.authorIngram, Dianne K
dc.contributor.authorKamrowski, Ruth L
dc.contributor.authorPate, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorPressey, Robert L
dc.contributor.authorRadeloff, Volker C
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-06T22:04:35Z
dc.date.available2021-01-06T22:04:35Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1051-0761en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/eap.1386en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/400732
dc.description.abstractCoastal areas provide nesting habitat for marine turtles that is critical for the persistence of their populations. However, many coastal areas are highly affected by coastal development, which affects the reproductive success of marine turtles. Knowing the extent to which nesting areas are exposed to these threats is essential to guide management initiatives. This information is particularly important for coastal areas with both high nesting density and dense human development, a combination that is common in the United States. We assessed the extent to which nesting areas of the loggerhead (Caretta caretta), the green (Chelonia mydas), the Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the continental United States are exposed to coastal development and identified conservation hotspots that currently have high reproductive importance and either face high exposure to coastal development (needing intervention), or have low exposure to coastal development, and are good candidates for continued and future protection. Night‐time light, housing, and population density were used as proxies for coastal development and human disturbance. About 81.6% of nesting areas were exposed to housing and human population, and 97.8% were exposed to light pollution. Further, most (>65%) of the very high‐ and high‐density nesting areas for each species/subpopulation, except for the Kemp's ridley, were exposed to coastal development. Forty‐nine nesting sites were selected as conservation hotspots; of those high‐density nesting sites, 49% were sites with no/low exposure to coastal development and the other 51% were exposed to high‐density coastal development. Conservation strategies need to account for ~66.8% of all marine turtle nesting areas being on private land and for nesting sites being exposed to large numbers of seasonal residents.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewedYesen_US
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2708en_US
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2719en_US
dc.relation.ispartofissue8en_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEcological Applicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological Oceanographyen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAgricultural and Veterinary Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode040501en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode05en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode06en_US
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode07en_US
dc.titleConservation hotspots for marine turtle nesting in the United States based on coastal developmenten_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articlesen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFuentes, MMPB; Gredzens, C; Bateman, BL; Boettcher, R; Ceriani, SA; Godfrey, MH; Helmers, D; Ingram, DK; Kamrowski, RL; Pate, M; Pressey, RL; Radeloff, VC, Conservation hotspots for marine turtle nesting in the United States based on coastal development, Ecological Applications, 2016, 26 (8), pp. 2708-2719en_US
dc.date.updated2021-01-06T05:44:41Z
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gro.griffith.authorKamrowski, Ruth


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