SEA TURTLES AS BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORTERS OF NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY FROM MARINE TO TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

By S. Bouchard, K. Bjorndal. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Migration of green turtles Chelonia mydas from Tortuguero, Costa Rica (2005, unknown): “Marine turtles fulfill important ecological roles through energy transport (Bouchard and Bjorndal 2000), nutrient cycling and through affecting community structure (Bjorndal 1997).”
Spatiotemporal patterns of annual sea turtle nesting behaviors along an East Central Florida beach (2003, background): “E-mail address: jweisham@mail.ucf.edu (J.F. Weishampel). sea turtles and the nesting beach dunes (Bouchard and Bjorndal, 2000), i.e. nesting introduces nutrients to these depauperate beach systems that helps maintain stability of the highly dynamic dune habitat that in return promotes nesting.”
Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions (2017, background): “For example, terrapins, turtles, seals and other organisms can be important transporters of nutrients and energy between terrestrial and marine ecosystems (e.g. Bouchard and Bjorndal, 2000).”
Implications of intraguild predation for sea turtle nest protection (2008, methodology): “Any nests disturbed by predators remained exposed as left by the predator (Bouchard and Bjorndal, 2000).”
Marine subsidies alter the diet and abundance of insular and coastal lizard populations (2005, background): “The transport of energy and nutrients occurs from organisms that travel across ecosystem boundaries (Hilderbrand et al. 1999, Nakano et al. 1999, Bouchard and Bjorndal 2000) or from abiotic factors such as wind, tidal action, or watershed drainage (Gasith and Hasler 1976, Jansson et al. 2000).”
Are we working towards global research priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles (2016, background): “These nutrient subsidies are assimilated by beach vegetation, predators, and detritivores and may influence the productivity and community structure of coastal ecosystems (Bouchard & Bjorndal 2000, Hannan et al. 2007, Madden et al. 2008, Vander Zanden et al. 2012, Peterson et al. 2013).”
Satellite tracking highlights the need for international cooperation in marine turtle management (2006, background): “As turtles mediate signifi- cant energy flow from nutrient-rich foraging grounds to nutrient-poor nesting beaches (Bouchard & Bjorndal 2000), abundant nesting by green and loggerhead turtles is likely to have affected the growth of native beach vegetation and the nutrient content of lagoonal waters…”
Ecological functions of neotropical amphibians and reptiles: a review (2015, background): “Furthermore, because amphibians lack hard tissues such as feathers, beaks, hair, or chitin that are difficult to digest, they are a high-quality source of nutrition for other animals (Burton & Likens 1975, Bouchard & Bjorndal 2000, Wells 2007, Collins & Crump 2009).”
Nutrient exchanges between marine and terrestrial ecosystems: the case of the Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaecki (2003, background): “1998; Bouchard & Bjorndal 2000).”