Endangered Western Pacific leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, form an ecologically diverse metapopulation, which forages in several tropical and temperate regions of the Pacific and Indo-Pacific region. Multiyear ...

Leatherback Turtle Populations in the Pacific

Jamursba-Medi and Wermon beaches on Bird’s Head Peninsula in Papua Barat, Indonesia, are believed to support the largest remaining nesting aggregation of endangered leatherbacks in the Pacific. The Jamursba-Medi beach ...

Timing of reproduction and productivity of migratory species reflect ecological conditions of their foraging regions. Non-breeding habitat quality has been linked to arrival time to breeding areas, reproductive performance ...