Environmental Earth Sciences

More than just temperature: the effects of nest relocation on incubation environment and hatchling quality in green turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Abstract Nest relocation and shading are widely used conservation strategies intended to mitigate threats to marine turtle hatchling survival. However, these interventions may carry unintended fitness costs. Estimating such effects can be challenging, especially in the absence of...

Mark–recapture modelling can index population trajectory in the platypus

Semi-aquatic freshwater mammals are a heterogeneous global group that are subject to a range of anthropogenic disturbances, with many species now being recognised as threatened and some viewed as indicators of freshwater ecosystem health. The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) i...

DNA metabarcoding improves detection of rare and volant prey in the diet of feral cats (Felis catus)

Context Cats (Felis catus) have contributed to the extinctions of more than 60 vertebrates and continue to be a major conservation threat globally. Conservation managers traditionally record the diet of cats from morphological (manual) searches of stomach or scat samples. However...