Conservation Research Needs of Easter Island (<i>Rapa Nui</i>) Marine Turtles

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dc.contributor.authorAlvarez-Varas, Rocio
dc.contributor.authorPetitpas, Robert
dc.contributor.authorStowhas, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorFuentes-Hurtado, Marcelo
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T21:32:54Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T21:32:54Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractEaster Island has experienced a marked increase in tourism during the past few decades; this has intensified the use of natural resources, which has in turn posed new threats to marine wildlife. To gather information on marine turtle species inhabiting Easter Island and research needs for their conservation, we conducted interviews with local communities and combined them with coastal and underwater surveys. Interviews indicated the presence of five marine turtle species and highlighted an important historical connection with the Rapa Nui culture; we identified several potential threats associated with growing tourism that should be taken as a research priority and integrated with environmental education programs in order to ensure the long-term conservation of marine turtles on this remote island in the Southeast Pacific.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1943-3956
dc.identifier.issn1071-8443
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/101503
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000366762100011
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final192
dc.pagina.inicio184
dc.revistaChelonian conservation and biology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleConservation Research Needs of Easter Island (<i>Rapa Nui</i>) Marine Turtles
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen14
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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