The Vulnerability of Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches to Climate Change in the Southeast

The loggerhead sea turtle, found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, is divided into nine distinct populations—five of which are federally endangered and four of which are federally threatened. Unfortunately, climate change may be putting the species at further risk. Sea-level rise, increased storm frequency, and changes in temperature and humidity could reduce the suitability of habitat used by loggerheads and other endangered sea turtles for nesting and feeding. This project assessed the vulnerability of key sea turtle nesting beaches to climate change in the Southeast. Researchers examined previous records of sea turtle nesting locations in the Southeast to identify the characteristics of these beaches,...

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Radiocarbon age dating of biological material from cores collected off British Columbia, Canada and southeastern Alaska, U.S. along the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault zone

Results of radiocarbon age dating of planktic foraminifera, benthic foraminifera, and pelecypod shell fragments collected from piston cores, trigger weight cores, and IKU grab samples obtained in 2015 and 2017 offshore British Columbia, Canada and southeastern Alaska, U.S. along the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault zone.

Categories: Data; Tags: British Columbia, CMHRP, Canada, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Dixon Entrance, All tags... Habitat, Marine Geology, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Ocean, State of Alaska, Stratigraphy, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, animals, benthic foraminifera, carbon-14 analysis, chemical analysis, chemical oceanography, environment, foraminifera, fragile ecosystems, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, invertebrates, marine chemistry, mollusks, oceans, organisms, planktic foraminifera, protists, radiometric dating, Fewer tags