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dc.contributor.authorVan De Geer, Casper H.
dc.contributor.authorBroderick, Annette C.
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Matt I.D.
dc.contributor.authorIrei, Athuman Abdallah
dc.contributor.authorKiponda, Fikiri Kea
dc.contributor.authorKiptum, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorWandiga, Joe Ngunu
dc.contributor.authorOmar, Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorParazzi, Nicola
dc.contributor.authorSawyer-Kerr, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Sam B.
dc.contributor.authorZanre, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorGodley, Brendan J.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-16T15:30:16Z
dc.date.available2024-02-16T15:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-12
dc.identifier299217719
dc.identifier10796ad9-2c32-4eb0-b38b-343bab3bdc22
dc.identifier85182380031
dc.identifier.citationVan De Geer , C H , Broderick , A C , Carter , M I D , Irei , A A , Kiponda , F K , Kiptum , J , Wandiga , J N , Omar , M , Parazzi , N , Sawyer-Kerr , H , Weber , S B , Zanre , R & Godley , B J 2024 , ' Two decades of community-based conservation yield valuable insights into marine turtle nesting ecology ' , Oryx , vol. FirstView . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605323001011en
dc.identifier.issn0030-6053
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-5481-6254/work/153451829
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/29276
dc.description.abstractFor the Western Indian Ocean region, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding marine turtle nesting on the continental coast of East Africa. Here we present results from a long-term (2000-2020) community-based monitoring programme in and around Watamu Marine National Park, Kenya, covering 30 km of coastline (c. 6% of the national total). Conservation actions effectively protected nesting turtles and resulted in a near-total cessation of illegal egg harvesting in Watamu Marine National Park. Collected data indicate this is an important marine turtle nesting index site in Kenya and the wider region. Green turtle Chelonia mydas nests were most common (95%), followed by olive ridley turtles Lepidochelys olivacea (4%), with occasional nests of hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata and leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea. Clutches per season increased significantly over the 20-year monitoring period for green turtles (50%) and showed a positive trend for olive ridley turtles. Watamu remains an area at risk from human pressures such as coastal development. Clutch distribution along the Watamu Marine National Park beach has shifted over time, probably because of coastal development and disturbance. Illegal take of adults and eggs continues in areas north and south of the Watamu Marine National Park, possibly slowing rates of recovery. Clutches deemed at risk were moved to a safe location within the National Park, and hatching success was high. Continued conservation efforts, including wider engagement with stakeholders to reduce human pressures, are needed to ensure the perpetuation of this nesting site.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofOryxen
dc.subjectChelonia mydasen
dc.subjectGrassrootsen
dc.subjectGreen turtleen
dc.subjectKenyaen
dc.subjectLepidochelys olivaceaen
dc.subjectNestingen
dc.subjectOlive ridleyen
dc.subjectSea turtleen
dc.subjectEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematicsen
dc.subjectNature and Landscape Conservationen
dc.subjectATC-NDASen
dc.subjectSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren
dc.titleTwo decades of community-based conservation yield valuable insights into marine turtle nesting ecologyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorScottish Funding Councilen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Biologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Uniten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0030605323001011
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85182380031&partnerID=8YFLogxKen
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