Sea Turtle Nesting Behavior and Habitat Conservation
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecology and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 51
Special Issue Editor
2. Center for Wildlife Studies, Marine Nonprofit Organization, Camden, ME 04843, USA
Interests: sea turtles; conservation; protection; reproductive biology; habitat restoration; connectivity; population recovery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sea turtle nesting monitoring has been an essential tool for increasing biological knowledge, raising community awareness and involvement, and, most importantly, for the recovery of sea turtle populations worldwide. It has provided a platform for establishing connections between sea turtles’ critical habitats and for better understanding the importance of habitat conservation. Nesting population assessments are crucial in guiding conservation measures and policy-making at regional and international scales. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the critical habitats of sea turtles in the Global South.
With that in mind, the aim of this Special Issue is to address this gap by inviting original research articles and reviews on sea turtle nesting and habitat conservation in the Global South. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: nesting population trends; reproductive indicators; biology, migration, and connectivity between nesting and foraging sites; conservation and restoration of sea turtle habitats; and population abundance in marine habitats.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Melania C. López-Castro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- reproduction
- juveniles
- foraging
- migration
- connectivity
- conservation
- restoration
- population trends
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