FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Regional Management Units for Marine Turtles: A Novel Framework for Prioritizing Conservation and Research across Multiple Scales BT AF WALLACE, Bryan P. DIMATTEO, Andrew D. HURLEY, Brendan J. FINKBEINER, Elena M. BOLTEN, Alan B. CHALOUPKA, Milani Y. HUTCHINSON, Brian J. ALBERTO ABREU-GROBOIS, F. AMOROCHO, Diego BJORNDAL, Karen A. BOURJEA, Jerome BOWEN, Brian W. BRISENO DUENAS, Raquel CASALE, Paolo CHOUDHURY, B. C. COSTA, Alice DUTTON, Peter H. FALLABRINO, Alejandro GIRARD, Adrian GIRONDOT, Marc GODFREY, Matthew H. HAMANN, Meike LOPEZ-MENDILAHARSU, Milagros MARCOVALDI, Maria Angela MORTIMER, Jeanne A. MUSICK, John A. NEL, Ronel PILCHER, Nicolas J. SEMINOFF, Jeffrey A. TROENG, Sebastian WITHERINGTON, Blair MAST, Roderic B. 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C2 IUCN SSC, USA CONSERVAT INT, USA UNIV DUKE, USA UNIV DUKE, USA UNIV FLORIDA, USA UNIV QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA UNIV UNAM, MEXICO CTR INVEST MEDIO AMBIENTE & DESARROLLO, COLOMBIA HAWAII INST MARINE BIOL, USA UNIV UNAM, MEXICO UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, ITALY WORLD WILDLIFE FUND ITALY, ITALY WILDLIFE INST INDIA, INDIA WORLD WILDLIFE FUND MOZAMBIQUE, MOZAMBIQUE KARUMBE, URUGUAY ASSOC RENATURA, FRANCE UNIV PARIS 11, FRANCE N CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISS, USA UNIV JAMES COOK, AUSTRALIA FUNDACAO PRO TAMAR, BRAZIL UNIV ESTADO RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL VIRGINIA INST MARINE SCI, USA UNIV NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN, SOUTH AFRICA MARINE RES FDN, MALAYSIA NOAA, USA UNIV LUND, SWEDEN SEA TURTLE CONSERVANCY, USA FLORIDA FISH & WILDLIFE CONSERVAT COMMISS, USA IFREMER, FRANCE SI LA REUNION SE PDG-DOP-DCM-HMT-RHREUNION IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-europe copubli-univ-france copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 4.411 TC 336 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00028/13926/11308.pdf LA English DT Article AB Background: Resolving threats to widely distributed marine megafauna requires definition of the geographic distributions of both the threats as well as the population unit(s) of interest. In turn, because individual threats can operate on varying spatial scales, their impacts can affect different segments of a population of the same species. Therefore, integration of multiple tools and techniques - including site-based monitoring, genetic analyses, mark-recapture studies and telemetry - can facilitate robust definitions of population segments at multiple biological and spatial scales to address different management and research challenges. Methodology/Principal Findings: To address these issues for marine turtles, we collated all available studies on marine turtle biogeography, including nesting sites, population abundances and trends, population genetics, and satellite telemetry. We georeferenced this information to generate separate layers for nesting sites, genetic stocks, and core distributions of population segments of all marine turtle species. We then spatially integrated this information from fine-to coarse-spatial scales to develop nested envelope models, or Regional Management Units (RMUs), for marine turtles globally. Conclusions/Significance: The RMU framework is a solution to the challenge of how to organize marine turtles into units of protection above the level of nesting populations, but below the level of species, within regional entities that might be on independent evolutionary trajectories. Among many potential applications, RMUs provide a framework for identifying data gaps, assessing high diversity areas for multiple species and genetic stocks, and evaluating conservation status of marine turtles. Furthermore, RMUs allow for identification of geographic barriers to gene flow, and can provide valuable guidance to marine spatial planning initiatives that integrate spatial distributions of protected species and human activities. In addition, the RMU framework - including maps and supporting metadata - will be an iterative, user-driven tool made publicly available in an online application for comments, improvements, download and analysis. PY 2010 PD DEC SO Plos One SN 1932-6203 PU Public Library Science VL 5 IS 12 UT 000285572900021 DI 10.1371/journal.pone.0015465 ID 13926 ER EF