Genotoxic damage in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) exhibits regional and annual fluctuations.

Tourism, urban development, and sargasso beaching caused environmental alterations in the Mexican Caribbean coasts. Little ecotoxicological information exists on the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) population inhabiting this region. Micronucleus (MN) and erythrocytic nuclear abnormalities (ENA) tests are non-destructive DNA damage biomarkers.

Evidence of oxidative stress responses of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) to differential habitat conditions in the Mexican Caribbean.

Important foraging and nesting habitats for Caribbean green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) exist within the Mesoamerican Reef System in the Mexican Caribbean. During the last 25 years, urban development and touristic activities have drastically increased in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Moreover, in the last decade, massive pelagic sargasso blooms have also afflicted this region; however, information about the biochemical responses of Caribbean green turtles to these inputs is absent.