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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Global conservation priorities for Marine turtles
PLoS ONE, Volume 6, No. 9, Article e24510, Year 2011
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Where conservation resources are limited and conservation targets are diverse, robust yet flexible priority-setting frameworks are vital. Priority-setting is especially important for geographically widespread species with distinct populations subject to multiple threats that operate on different spatial and temporal scales. Marine turtles are widely distributed and exhibit intra-specific variations in population sizes and trends, as well as reproduction and morphology. However, current global extinction risk assessment frameworks do not assess conservation status of spatially and biologically distinct marine turtle Regional Management Units (RMUs), and thus do not capture variations in population trends, impacts of threats, or necessary conservation actions across individual populations. To address this issue, we developed a new assessment framework that allowed us to evaluate, compare and organize marine turtle RMUs according to status and threats criteria. Because conservation priorities can vary widely (i.e. from avoiding imminent extinction to maintaining long-term monitoring efforts) we developed a "conservation priorities portfolio" system using categories of paired risk and threats scores for all RMUs (n = 58). We performed these assessments and rankings globally, by species, by ocean basin, and by recognized geopolitical bodies to identify patterns in risk, threats, and data gaps at different scales. This process resulted in characterization of risk and threats to all marine turtle RMUs, including identification of the world's 11 most endangered marine turtle RMUs based on highest risk and threats scores. This system also highlighted important gaps in available information that is crucial for accurate conservation assessments. Overall, this priority-setting framework can provide guidance for research and conservation priorities at multiple relevant scales, and should serve as a model for conservation status assessments and priority-setting for widespread, long-lived taxa. © 2011 Wallace et al.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Wallace, Bryan P.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
United States, Durham
Duke University
DiMatteo, Andrew D.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Durham
Duke University
Bolten, Alan B.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Chaloupka, Milani Y.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Hutchinson, Brian J.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Abreu-Grobois, F. Alberto
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mortimer, Jeanne A.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Seychelles, Victoria
Island Conservation Society
Seminoff, Jeffrey A.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Long Beach
Noaa National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Regional Office
Amorocho, Diego F.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Colombia, Cali
Centro de Investigación Para el Manejo Ambiental y el Desarrollo Cimad
Bjorndal, Karen A.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Bourjea, Jérôme
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
Bowen, Brian W.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Kaneohe
Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
Dueñas, Raquel Briseño
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Casale, Paolo
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Italy, Rome
Facoltà Di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali
Italy, Rome
Wwf Mediterranean Turtle Programme
Choudhury, Binod Chandra
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
India, Dehradun
Wildlife Institute of India
Costa, Alice
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Mozambique, Maputo
World Wildlife Fund-mozambique
Dutton, Peter H.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fallabrino, Alejandro
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Uruguay, Montevideo
Karumbé
Finkbeiner, Elena Marie
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Durham
Duke University
Girard, Alexandre
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
France
Association Renatura
Girondot, Marc
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
France, Orsay
Laboratoire Écologie, Systématique et Évolution
Hamann, Mark
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Hurley, Brendan J.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
López-Mendilaharsu, Milagros
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Brazil, Salvador
Projeto Tamar/fundação Pró-tamar
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Marcovaldi, Maria A.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Brazil, Salvador
Projeto Tamar/fundação Pró-tamar
Musick, John A.Jack
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Gloucester Point
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Nel, Ronel
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
South Africa, Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela University
Pilcher, Nicolas James
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
Malaysia, Sabah
Marine Research Foundation
Tröeng, Sebastian
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
United States, Gainesville
Scientific Advisory Committee
Witherington, Blair E.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Tallahassee
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Mast, Roderic B.
United States, Arlington
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn/ssc Marine Turtle Specialist Group-burning Issues Working Group
United States, Arlington
Conservation International
Statistics
Citations: 523
Authors: 31
Affiliations: 28
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0024510
e-ISSN:
19326203
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study