Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century
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. © Inter-Research 2010.
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10.3354/esr00279Publication Info
Hamann, M; Godfrey, MH; Seminoff, JA; Arthur, K; Barata, PCR; Bjorndal, KA; ... Godley,
BJ (2010). Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation
in the 21st century. Endangered Species Research, 11(3). pp. 245-269. 10.3354/esr00279. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/17616.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Lisa Campbell
Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Affairs and Policy
Dr. Campbell studies oceans governance broadly, in relation to diverse issues (blue
economy, blue carbon, protected species, fisheries, MSP, MPAs, tourism, etc.), and
formal and informal processes. She draws on theory from political ecology, political
economy, and science and technology studies to study how science and other values,
the state and non-state actors, inform governance processes and outcomes across geographic
and socio-political scales. She is more generally interested in innovation
Matthew H. Godfrey
Adjunct Associate Professor
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