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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> Please join us for this week's EOAS
Colloquium Speaker Friday at 3pm in EOA 1050:</o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><font size="4"><b>Dr. Mariana Fuentes,
Florida State Unviersity</b></font><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Opportunities for the
Conservation of Threatened Marine Megafauna: A Case Study
with Marine Turtles</font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Abstract:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marine turtles have complex life cycles,
and use both the terrestrial and marine environment, where
they are exposed to multiple threats (e.g., coastal
development, fisheries, climate change) across their different
life stages. These threats ultimately affect marine turtle
reproductive output, numbers, and population stability. As a
result of these threats, some populations of marine turtles
have been dramatically reduced and are now threatened. This
presentation will highlight several research projects being
conducted to quantify some of the most pressing threats to
marine turtles as well as describe different systematic
conservation planning approaches used to mitigate threats.
Approaches presented can be applied to other marine taxa and
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