1. Climate Change Effects on Sea Turtles

2. Loss of nesting areas –Sea level rise –Inland movement blocked by cliffs, roads, development REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS

3. Loss of nesting areas –Sea level rise –Inland movement blocked by cliffs, roads, development Drowned nests –Excessive rainfall REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS

4. Loss of nesting areas –Sea level rise –Inland movement blocked by cliffs, roads, development Drowned nests –Excessive rainfall Changes in beach characteristics –Changes in thermal characteristics –Hard for hatchlings to dig out of nest REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS

5. Loss of nesting areas –Sea level rise –Inland movement blocked by cliffs, roads, development Drowned nests –Excessive rainfall Changes in beach characteristics –Changes in thermal characteristics –Hard for hatchlings to dig out of nest Altered sex ratios –Critical sex ratio? –Behavioral adaptation (new beaches, within beach location, nest depth)? REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS

6. Changes in feeding ecology –Unknown effects on sponges –Unknown feeding plasticity of turtles –Jellyfish are sensitive to climate regime JUVENILE/ADULT ECOLOGY

7. Changes in feeding ecology –Unknown effects on sponges –Unknown feeding plasticity of turtles –Jellyfish are sensitive to climate regime Changes in migratory routes and timing –effects on hatchling dispersal? –Effects on juvenile developmental movements? JUVENILE/ADULT ECOLOGY

8. Changes in feeding ecology –Unknown effects on sponges –Unknown feeding plasticity of turtles –Jellyfish are sensitive to climate regime Changes in migratory routes and timing –effects on hatchling dispersal? –Effects on juvenile developmental movements? Changes in remigration (reproductive frequency) JUVENILE/ADULT ECOLOGY

9. Changes in feeding ecology –Unknown effects on sponges –Unknown feeding plasticity of turtles –Jellyfish are sensitive to climate regime Changes in migratory routes and timing –effects on hatchling dispersal? –Effects on juvenile developmental movements? Changes in remigration (reproductive frequency) Disease JUVENILE/ADULT ECOLOGY

10. Changes in feeding ecology –Unknown effects on sponges –Unknown feeding plasticity of turtles –Jellyfish are sensitive to climate regime Changes in migratory routes and timing –effects on hatchling dispersal? –Effects on juvenile developmental movements? Changes in remigration (reproductive frequency) Disease Physiology –Growth rate, maturation, fecundity, digestion, etc. JUVENILE/ADULT ECOLOGY