Advances in the Biology and Conservation of Turtles

Burke, Russell L.

doi:10.3390/d13010017

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“…During 2010 an accident occurred on the Deepwater Horizon platform that triggered an oil spill from the platform into the Gulf of Mexico This event negatively impacted the marine ecosystem, including the kemps ridley turtle as their essential habitats and migratory routes were affected by the spill [21]. However, the extent to which this oil spill was responsible for the decrease in the Kemp's ridley population observed in the years following the disaster is unknown, with other factors possibly contributing to the decline.…”

Section: Marine Pollution: Rubbish and Oilmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rediscovering Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii): Molecular Analysis and Threats

Reyes‐López¹,

Camacho-Sánchez²,

Hart³

et al. 2021

Natural History and Ecology of Mexico and Central America

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Sea turtles are reptiles that have inhabited the earth for 100 million years. These are divided into 2 families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) and 7 species of sea turtles in the world: the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea); hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata); Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii); olive ridley (L. olivacea); Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta); flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas). In particular, Kemp’s ridley is included in the red list of IUCN categorized as “critically endangered”. The most important site around the Word is in Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Where 80–95% of the world’s nesting is concentrated. Other nesting areas are Tepeguajes and Barra del Tordo, in Tamaulipas, and with less intensity in Veracruz (Lechuguillas and El Raudal beaches) and South Padre Island, Texas, USA. They deposit an average of about 90 eggs and hatching takes 40 to 60 days. Therefore, they are vulnerable to different anthropogenic activities and sources of pollution, such as heavy metals, which can cause toxic effects that are harmful to the turtles, damage their physiology and health. To understand the real situation about health and genetic parameters it is necessary to analyze biochemical and molecular factors in this species.

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Section: Marine Pollution: Rubbish and Oilmentioning

confidence: 99%