The Effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on the Reproductive Frequency of Eastern Pacific Leatherback Turtles

1. Pacific leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea populations have been declining precipitously. It has been suggested that fishery-associated mortality is the leading factor causing the decline; however, the sensitivity of leatherbacks to climate variability relative to their population ecology is...

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Published in:	The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 395 - 404
Main Authors:	Vincent S. Saba, Pilar Santidrián-Tomillo, Reina, Richard D., Spotila, James R., Musick, John A., Evans, David A., Paladino, Frank V.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.04.2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Science
Subjects:	Amphibia. Reptilia animal ecology Animal populations Animal reproduction Animal, plant and microbial ecology Anthropogenic factors Applied ecology aquatic organisms Aquatic reptiles Beaches Biological and medical sciences Buoys Climate change Climate models Climate variability Climatic data climatic factors Costa Rica Dermochelys coriacea eastern Pacific leatherbacks Egg production El Nino El Niño ENSO Female animals Foraging frequency Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology gelatinous zooplankton General aspects interannual climate variability La Nina La Niña Marine biology Marine ecology Marine mammals Mortality Nesting nesting remigration interval Nesting sites Ocean currents Pacific Ocean Playa Grande population density Population ecology primary production Responses to Environmental Change Sea surface temperature sexual reproduction Site fidelity Southern Oscillation Turtles Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution Costa Rica Pacific Ocean Nesting Climate Primary productivity ENSO Dermochelys coriacea eastern Pacifie leatherbacks Playa Grande La Niña Vertebrata El Niño primary production nesting remigration interval Chelonia Southern oscillation Reptilia interannual climate variability Zooplankton Interval gelatinous zooplankton
ISSN:	0021-8901, 1365-2664
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