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Kynoch C, Fuentes MMPB, Dutton PH, LaCasella EL, Silver‐Gorges I. Origins of juvenile green sea turtles (
Chelonia mydas
) in the Bahamas: A comparison of recent and historical rookery contributions. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9548. [PMCID: PMC9702569 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Camille Kynoch
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric ScienceFlorida State UniversityTallahasseeFloridaUSA
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- Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric ScienceFlorida State UniversityTallahasseeFloridaUSA
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Song J, Lin B, Jia Y, Dutton PH, Kang B, Balazs GH, Liu M. New management unit for conservation of the Endangered green turtle Chelonia mydas at the Xisha (Paracel) Islands, South China Sea. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2022. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The Qilianyu cluster of the Xisha (Paracel) Islands has one of the few remaining green turtle Chelonia mydas rookeries in the China region. Genetic samples were obtained from dead green turtle embryos and hatchlings salvaged from post-hatched nests at Middle Island (n = 3), North Island (n = 9) and South Sand (n = 1) of the Qilianyu cluster in 2017-2019. The ~800 bp mitochondrial DNA control region was sequenced from the samples, and 5 haplotypes were identified belonging to 2 documented clades (clades III and VIII), including 2 new haplotypes (CmP243.1 and CmP244.1) and 3 previously reported haplotypes (CmP18.1, CmP19.1, CmP20.1). These results were combined with previously published mtDNA data for the Qilianyu cluster and nearby (~93 km) Yongle Islands indicating a lack of differentiation based on truncated 384 bp control region sequences (exact test, p = 0.0997; FST = 0.015, p = 0.2760), to represent a single Xisha Islands rookery. The rookery at the Xisha Islands was significantly differentiated (p < 0.01) from all 19 management units (MUs) documented in the Indo-Pacific and Japan regions, supporting recognition of the Xisha Islands rookery as a new independent MU. The results will help inform national and international conservation action plans by China and the countries around the South China Sea to protect green turtles in the West Pacific Ocean.
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- J Song
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and College of Ocean & Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and College of Ocean & Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and College of Ocean & Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, PR China
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- Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao City, Shandong Province 266003, PR China
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- Golden Honu Services of Oceania, Honolulu, Hawaii 98625, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and College of Ocean & Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, PR China
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Lassauce H, Dudgeon CL, Armstrong AJ, Wantiez L, Carroll EL. Evidence of fine scale genetic structure for reef manta rays Mobula alfredi in New Caledonia. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2022. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Andréfouet S, Derville S, Buttin J, Dirberg G, Wabnitz CCC, Garrigue C, Payri CE. Nation-wide hierarchical and spatially-explicit framework to characterize seagrass meadows in New-Caledonia, and its potential application to the Indo-Pacific. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 173:113036. [PMID: 34649208 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Despite their ecological role and multiple contributions to human societies, the distribution of Indo-Pacific seagrasses remains poorly known in many places. Herein, we outline a hierarchical spatially-explicit assessment framework to derive nation-wide synoptic knowledge of the distribution of seagrass species and communities. We applied the framework to New Caledonia (southwest Pacific Ocean) and its 36,200 km2 of reefs and lagoons. The framework is primarily field-based but can leverage various habitat maps derived from remote sensing. Field data collection can be stratified by map products and retrospectively contribute to developing new seagrass distribution maps. Airborne and satellite remote sensing alone do not allow for the spatial generalisation of the finest attributes (species distribution and types of seagrass beds), but staged stratified field sampling provides synoptic views of these attributes. Using three examples, we discuss how the hierarchical and spatial information generated from this framework's application can inform conservation and management objectives.
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- Serge Andréfouet
- UMR-9220 ENTROPIE (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de la Réunion, Ifremer, CNRS, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), 101, promenade Roger-Laroque Anse Vata, BP A5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia.
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- UMR-9220 ENTROPIE (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de la Réunion, Ifremer, CNRS, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), 101, promenade Roger-Laroque Anse Vata, BP A5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia
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- UMR-9220 ENTROPIE (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de la Réunion, Ifremer, CNRS, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), 101, promenade Roger-Laroque Anse Vata, BP A5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR BOREA 7208 CNRS-UCN-UA-IRD, Paris, France
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- Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada; Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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- UMR-9220 ENTROPIE (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de la Réunion, Ifremer, CNRS, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), 101, promenade Roger-Laroque Anse Vata, BP A5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia
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- UMR-9220 ENTROPIE (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de la Réunion, Ifremer, CNRS, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), 101, promenade Roger-Laroque Anse Vata, BP A5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia
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Kudo H, Nishizawa H, Uchida K, Sato K. Boldness–exploration behavioral syndrome in wild sub-adult green sea turtles caught at Oita, Japan. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Gaillard D, Yeh FC, Lin L, Chen HQ, Zhang T, Luo SJ, Shi HT. Lost at sea: determining geographic origins of illegally traded green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) rescued on Hainan Island, China. WILDLIFE RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/wr19127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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ContextGreen sea turtles are threatened by exploitation for food and medicine markets, with Asian populations facing the heaviest pressures. Sea turtle confiscations that happen out at sea can give a general area that poachers are targeting, but it can be difficult to determine the impact on specific nesting rookeries. Previous studies circumvented this difficulty by using genetic markers to identify nesting rookery origins of confiscated green turtles.
AimsTo determine the impact on nesting rookeries from the illegal harvesting of green sea turtles by Hainan fishermen and describe the genetic diversity of the Paracel Islands’ green sea turtle population.
MethodsIn the present study, we sequenced 384bp of mitochondrial DNA control region from 85 illegally traded green sea turtles rescued on Hainan Island, China, to investigate their population of origin. For reference-source data, we used previously published mtDNA haplotype data from rookeries from Australasian waters and mtDNA haplotype data from 16 newly collected samples from the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, a previously unsampled area.
Key resultsTen and four mtDNA haplotypes, all being reported before, were detected from the Hainan confiscation and Paracel Islands rookery respectively. However, CmP19, an infrequent haplotype that has been found only in 10 green sea turtles previously, made up ~45% of our rescued samples and ~62% of the Paracel Islands sample, suggesting a potential association between CmP19 and the Paracel Island rookery. Haplotype diversity of the rescued green sea turtles was relatively high (h=0.7143±0.04), whereas nucleotide diversity was relatively low (π=0.0031±0.00), compared with other rookeries. Mixed-stock analysis suggested that the rookeries in the Paracel Islands (~57%) and the Sulu Sea (~29%) are experiencing the greatest impact from illegal harvesting by fishermen from Hainan and neighbouring countries.
ConclusionsThe Paracel Islands population contains a unique genetic makeup compared with other studied rookeries, particularly the high frequency of the previously rare CmP19 haplotype. The current harvesting of green sea turtles by Hainan fishermen affects not only protected local populations (Paracel Islands), but also distant populations (Sulu Sea) in protected international waters.
ImplicationsEstablishment of a large-scale Sea Turtle Nature Reserve in the South China Sea, including a special law enforcement team to monitor this National Marine Park, needs to be top priority to help curb illegal harvesting. The Paracel Islands represents a newly defined population, and conservation measures need to be taken immediately to preserve this distinct population.
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Garrigue C, Derville S, Bonneville C, Baker CS, Cheeseman T, Millet L, Paton D, Steel D. Searching for humpback whales in a historical whaling hotspot of the Coral Sea, South Pacific. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2020. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae were severely depleted by commercial whaling. Understanding key factors in their recovery is a crucial step for their conservation worldwide. In Oceania, the Chesterfield-Bellona archipelago was a primary whaling site in the 19th century, yet has been left almost unaffected by anthropogenic activities since. We present the results of the first multidisciplinary dedicated surveys in the archipelago assessing humpback whale populations 2 centuries post-whaling. We encountered 57 groups during 24 survey days (2016-2017), among which 35 whales were identified using photographs of natural markings (photo-ID), 38 using genotyping and 22 using both. Humpback whales were sparsely distributed (0.041 whales km-1): most sightings concentrated in shallow inner-reef waters and neighbouring offshore shallow banks. The recently created marine protected area covers most of the areas of high predicted habitat suitability and high residence time from satellite-tracked whales. Surprisingly for a breeding area, sex ratios skewed towards females (1:2.4), and 45% of females were with calf. Connectivity was established with the New Caledonia breeding area to the east (mtDNA FST = 0.001, p > 0.05, 12 photo-ID and 10 genotype matches) and with the Australian Great Barrier Reef breeding area to the west (mtDNA FST = 0.006, p > 0.05). Movement of satellite-tracked whales and photo-ID matches also suggest connections with the east Australian migratory corridor. This study confirms that humpback whales still inhabit the Chesterfield-Bellona archipelago 2 centuries post whaling, and that this pristine area potentially plays a role in facilitating migratory interchange among breeding grounds of the western South Pacific.
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- C Garrigue
- UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, Université de La Réunion, CNRS, Laboratoire d’excellence-CORAIL), Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, IFREMER,98848 Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
- Opération Cétacés, Nouméa, 98802 Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, Université de La Réunion, CNRS, Laboratoire d’excellence-CORAIL), Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, IFREMER,98848 Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
- Opération Cétacés, Nouméa, 98802 Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Opération Cétacés, Nouméa, 98802 Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Marine Mammal Institute, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Newport, OR 97365, USA
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- Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, Université de La Réunion, CNRS, Laboratoire d’excellence-CORAIL), Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, IFREMER,98848 Nouméa Cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
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- Blue Planet Marine, Kingston, ACT 2604, Australia
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- Marine Mammal Institute, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Newport, OR 97365, USA
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Seascape Genetics and the Spatial Ecology of Juvenile Green Turtles. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11030278. [PMID: 32150879 PMCID: PMC7140902 DOI: 10.3390/genes11030278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Understanding how ocean currents impact the distribution and connectivity of marine species, provides vital information for the effective conservation management of migratory marine animals. Here, we used a combination of molecular genetics and ocean drift simulations to investigate the spatial ecology of juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) developmental habitats, and assess the role of ocean currents in driving the dispersal of green turtle hatchlings. We analyzed mitochondrial (mt)DNA sequenced from 358 juvenile green turtles, and from eight developmental areas located throughout the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO). A mixed stock analysis (MSA) was applied to estimate the level of connectivity between developmental sites and published genetic data from 38 known genetic stocks. The MSA showed that the juvenile turtles at all sites originated almost exclusively from the three known SWIO stocks, with a clear shift in stock contributions between sites in the South and Central Areas. The results from the genetic analysis could largely be explained by regional current patterns, as shown by the results of passive numerical drift simulations linking breeding sites to developmental areas utilized by juvenile green turtles. Integrating genetic and oceanographic data helps researchers to better understand how marine species interact with ocean currents at different stages of their lifecycle, and provides the scientific basis for effective conservation management.
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Mixed stock analysis of juvenile green turtles aggregating at two foraging grounds in Fiji reveals major contribution from the American Samoa Management Unit. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3150. [PMID: 30816199 PMCID: PMC6395598 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39475-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In this study we assessed the breeding population, or Management Unit (MU), origin of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) present at Yadua Island and Makogai Island foraging grounds in Fiji, central South Pacific. Based on analysis of mitochondrial (mt) DNA sequences from 150 immature green turtles caught during surveys carried out in 2015–2016, we identified a total of 18 haplotypes, the most common being CmP22.1 (44%) which is a primary haplotype characterizing the American Samoa breeding population. Results of a Bayesian mixed-stock analysis reveals that the two foraging grounds are used by green turtles from the American Samoa MU (72%, Credible Interval (CI): 56–87%), New Caledonia MU (17%, CI: 6–26%) and French Polynesia MU (7%, CI: 0–23%). The prominence of the contribution we found from the American Samoa MU compared to that of French Polynesia, both which have historic telemetry and tagging data showing connectivity with Fijian foraging areas, may reflect the current relative abundance of these two nesting populations and draws attention to a need to update population surveys and identify any significant nesting in Fiji that may have been overlooked.
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Joseph J, Nishizawa H, Alin JM, Othman R, Jolis G, Isnain I, Nais J. Mass sea turtle slaughter at Pulau Tiga, Malaysia: Genetic studies indicate poaching locations and its potential effects. Glob Ecol Conserv 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Jones K, Jensen M, Burgess G, Leonhardt J, van Herwerden L, Hazel J, Hamann M, Bell I, Ariel E. Closing the gap: mixed stock analysis of three foraging populations of green turtles ( Chelonia mydas) on the Great Barrier Reef. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5651. [PMID: 30280029 PMCID: PMC6166616 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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A solid understanding of the spatial ecology of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) is fundamental to their effective conservation. Yet this species, like many marine migratory species, is challenging to monitor and manage because they utilise a variety of habitats that span wide spatio-temporal scales. To further elucidate the connectivity between green turtle rookeries and foraging populations, we sequenced the mtDNA control region of 278 turtles across three foraging sites from the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) spanning more than 330 km: Cockle Bay, Green Island and Low Isles. This was performed with a newly developed assay, which targets a longer fragment of mtDNA than previous studies. We used a mixed stock analysis (MSA), which utilises genetic data to estimate the relative proportion of genetically distinct breeding populations found at a given foraging ground. Haplotype and nucleotide diversity was also assessed. A total of 35 haplotypes were identified across all sites, 13 of which had not been found previously in any rookery. The MSA showed that the northern GBR (nGBR), Coral Sea (CS), southern GBR (sGBR) and New Caledonia (NC) stocks supplied the bulk of the turtles at all three sites, with small contributions from other rookeries in the region. Stock contribution shifted gradually from north to south, although sGBR/CS stock dominated at all three sites. The major change in composition occured between Cockle Bay and Low Isles. Our findings, together with other recent studies in this field, show that stock composition shifts with latitude as a natural progression along a coastal gradient. This phenomenon is likely to be the result of ocean currents influencing both post-hatchling dispersal and subsequent juvenile recruitment to diverse coastal foraging sites.
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- Karina Jones
- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Australia.,Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, CA, USA
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- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,Discipline of Marine Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Australia.,Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Ng CKY, Dutton PH, Gu HX, Li TH, Ye MB, Xia ZR, Zhang FY, Duan JX, Hsu CK, Balazs GH, Murphy MB. Regional Conservation Implications of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Genetic Stock Composition in China. CHELONIAN CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.2744/ccb-1253.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Connie Ka Yan Ng
- Department of Biology and Chemistry and State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China [ ; ];
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- Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92037 USA [ ];
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- Guangdong Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve Bureau. China Sea Turtle Base. Sea Turtle Bay, Gangkou Town, Huidong County, Guangdong Province, 516359, People's Republic of China [ ; ; ; ; ];
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- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng, Pingtung, 94450, Taiwan [ ];
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- Guangdong Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve Bureau. China Sea Turtle Base. Sea Turtle Bay, Gangkou Town, Huidong County, Guangdong Province, 516359, People's Republic of China [ ; ; ; ; ];
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- Guangdong Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve Bureau. China Sea Turtle Base. Sea Turtle Bay, Gangkou Town, Huidong County, Guangdong Province, 516359, People's Republic of China [ ; ; ; ; ];
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- Guangdong Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve Bureau. China Sea Turtle Base. Sea Turtle Bay, Gangkou Town, Huidong County, Guangdong Province, 516359, People's Republic of China [ ; ; ; ; ];
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- Guangdong Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve Bureau. China Sea Turtle Base. Sea Turtle Bay, Gangkou Town, Huidong County, Guangdong Province, 516359, People's Republic of China [ ; ; ; ; ];
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- Penghu Marine Biology Research Center, Fisheries Research Institute, 266, Shihli, Magong, Penghu, Taiwan [ ];
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- NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1845 Wasp Boulevard. Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 USA [ ; ]
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry and State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China [ ; ];
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Joseph J, Nishizawa H, Arshaad WM, Kadir SAS, Jaaman SA, Bali J, Jamaludin NA, Katoh M. Genetic stock compositions and natal origin of green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) foraging at Brunei Bay. Glob Ecol Conserv 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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