Holly Stokes

Swansea University | SWAN · Department of Biosciences

Coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass, are in global decline. Mitigation approaches include restoration and other managed recovery interventions. To maximise success, these should be guided by an understanding of the environmental niche and geographic limits of foundational species. However, the choices of data, variabl...

To better understand dietary requirements, trophic shifts, and trophic interactions of the threatened green turtle (Chelonia mydas), we conducted a comprehensive global review and literature tabulation (177 studies) reporting diets of individuals > 25 cm carapace length. We analysed those studies involving natural sites and healthy animals that rep...

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are key herbivores of tropical and subtropical neritic habitats and play a major role in structuring seagrass meadows. We present the first detailed assessment of green turtle diet in the Western Indian Ocean using the gut contents of salvaged animals from three atolls in the Republic of Seychelles separated from each...