Publications by authors named "Aliki Panagopoulou"
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- Epizoic diatoms are crucial micro-epibiota found on marine vertebrates like loggerhead sea turtles, and a study assessed their diversity across different regions: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, South Africa, and Florida Bay.
- The research identified nearly 400 diatom taxa across more than 100 genera, revealing significant similarities between Greece and Croatia, while South Africa and Florida showed distinct differences, influenced by geography and sampling techniques.
- The study found that skin samples from the turtles contained a unique diatom composition compared to carapace samples, suggesting that the diatom communities vary by location and the type of substrate, which could reflect the turtles' habitat preferences and behavior.
Sea turtles are vulnerable to climate change impacts in both their terrestrial (nesting beach) and oceanic habitats. From 1982 to 2012, air and sea surface temperatures at major high use foraging and nesting regions (n = 5) of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in Greece have steadily increased. Here, we update the established relationships between sea surface temperature and nesting data from Zakynthos (latitude: 37.
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