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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CURRICULUM VITAE: Dr. Jeanne A. Mortimer _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contacts: P.O. Box 1443, Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles Tel: +(248) 2506797; 4323050 Email: [email protected] Skype: jamortimer Academic Record: 1981 PhD, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA Citizenship: USA / Seychelles Summary of Experience: Since 1973, I have devoted myself to studying the biology of and promoting the conservation of sea turtles and tropical coastal and marine ecosystems. During this period, I have worked in some 20 countries on six continents on long- and short-term consultancies for organizations such as WWF International, WWF Malaysia, Fauna & Flora International, Sea Turtle Conservancy, National Geographic Society and Museo Goeldi Brasil. Much of my focus since 1981 has been in the Indian Ocean, especially in Seychelles, where I have resided since 1995, having served as special consultant to the Ministry of Environment for more than 10 years where I initiated and have coordinated more than 20 long term on-going sea turtle monitoring programmes. My research has involved nesting and foraging ecology, population status, growth rates, migrations, genetic phylogeny, and human utilization of sea turtles. Appointments (selected): 2013-present Faculty (part time), University of Seychelles 1984-present Courtesy Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, University of Florida, USA 2001-present Island Conservation Society of Seychelles: Board, since 2001; Governing Council, since 2011; Council Liaison Officer & Technical Advisor, since 2015 www.islandconservationseychelles.com/council.html 2007-present Chairperson, Turtle Action Group of Seychelles (TAGS) 2003-present Indian Ocean–South East Asian Marine Turtle (IOSEA) MoU: Advisory Committee 2003-2008; Western Indian Ocean Task Force (2005-present) 2008-present IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group Red List Assessment Steering Committee 1979-present IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (International Sea Turtle Society): March 2016 Publications & Reports: See accompanying list of Publications & Reports Peer reviewed journals: more than 50 published articles, notes & contributions Other publications & reports: more than 165 documents including management strategies, species status assessments for IUCN and the US Government, book chapters, articles for the general public, booklets for school children, and project reports. Professional Field Experience Involving Sea Turtles (selected): Major Contracts/Consultancies: Seychelles: 1981-84, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995-present; Malaysia: 1989-91, 2012-13; Ascension Island (South Atlantic Ocean): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1992; Chagos Islands: 1996, 1999, 2006, 2012-present; Nicaragua: 1975, 1976, 1992-95; Costa Rica: 1973-76, 1992-95 Minor Contracts/Consultancies/Professional Visits: Australia (Western): 2010; Tromelin & Ile Reunion: 1981, 2010; Solomon Islands: 2001; Islamic Republic of Iran: 2001; Australia (Great Barrier Reef): 1999; South Africa: 1995; Islamic Republic of Comores: 1992; Greece: 1992; Japan: 1989, 1990; Thailand: 1988; Pakistan: 1984; Mexico (Caribbean): 1979; Bahamas Great Inagua: 1976 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Jeanne A. MORTIMER, Ph.D. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS (March 2020) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ JOURNAL ARTICLES & NOTES Articles -- Peer reviewed 2020 Mortimer JA, Esteban N, Guzman AN, Hays GC. 2020 in press. Estimates of marine turtle in press nesting populations in the south-west Indian Ocean indicate the importance of the Chagos Archipelago. Oryx doi:10.1017/S0030605319001108 2020 Jensen MP, Dalleau M, Gaspar P, Lalire M, Jean C, Ciccione S, Mortimer JA, Quillard M, Taquet C, Wamukota A, Leroux G, Bourjea J. 2020. Seascape genetics and the spatial ecology of juvenile green turtles. Genes 11: 278. 2019 Stokes HJ, Mortimer JA, Hays GC, Unsworth RKF, Laloe J-O, Esteban N. 2019. Green turtle diet is dominated by seagrass in the Western Indian Ocean except amongst gravid females. Marine Biology 166:135. 2017 Phillips KP, Mortimer JA, Jolliffe KG, Jolliffe S-M, Hodgkiss RD, McClelland JHR, Liljevik A. 2017. Season-long sperm storage and no multiple paternity in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting on Cousine Island, Seychelles. Marine Turtle Newsletter 154:6-11. 2017 Miller JD, Mortimer JA, Limpus CJ. 2017. A Field Key to the Development Stages of Marine Turtles (Cheloniidae) with notes on the development of Dermochelys. Chelonian Biology and Conservation 16(2): 111-122. 2017 von Brandis RG, Mortimer JA, van de Geer C, Lea JS. 2017. A long migratory record for a small post-pelagic hawksbill. Marine Turtle Newsletter 152: 13-15. 2017 Esteban N, Mortimer JA, Hays GC. 2017. How numbers of nesting sea turtles can be overestimated by nearly a factor of two. Proc. R. Soc. B 284: 20162581. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2581 2017 Christiansen F, Esteban N, Mortimer JA, Dujon AM, Hays GC. 2017. Diel and seasonal patterns in activity and home range size of green turtles on their foraging grounds revealed by extended Fastloc-GPS tracking. Marine Biology 164:10. DOI 10.1007/s00227-016-3048- 2016 Esteban N, Laloë J-O, Mortimer JA, Guzman AN, Hays GC. 2016. Male hatchling production in sea turtles from one of the world’s largest marine protected area, the Chagos Archipelago. Scientific Reports 6, Article number 20339. 2016 Vargas SM, Jensen MP, Ho SYW, Mobaraki A, Broderick D, Mortimer JA, Whiting SD, Miller J, Prince RIT, Bell IP, Hoenner X, Limpus CJ, Santos FR, FitzSimmons NN. Phylogeography, Genetic Diversity, and Management Units of hawksbill turtles in the Indo-Pacific. Journal of Heredity 107(3):199-213. (and supplementary data). 2015 Burt AJ, Dunn N, Mason-Parker C, Antha S, Mortimer JA. 2015. Curieuse National Park, Seychelles: Critical Management Needs for Protection of an Important Nesting Habitat. Marine Turtle Newsletter 147:6-11. 2015 Bourjea J, Mortimer JA, Garnier J, Okemwa G, Godley BJ, Hughes G, Dalleau M, Jean C, Ciccione S, Muths D. 2015. Population structure enhances perspectives on regional management of the western Indian Ocean green turtle. Conserv Genet 16(5):1069-1083. (and supplementary data). 2015 von Brandis RG, Mortimer JA, Reilly BK, van Soest RWM, Branch GM. 2014. Diet Composition of Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Republic of Seychelles. Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci.13(1):81-91. CV : Dr. Jeanne A. Mortimer -- 2 JOURNAL ARTICLES & NOTES (Cont’d) Articles -- Peer reviewed (Cont’d) 2014 Hays GC, Mortimer JA, Ierodiaconou D, Esteban N. 2014. The World’s largest marine protected area, conservation planning and long distance migration of endangered species. Conservation Biology 28(6):1636-1644. 2014 Ferrara CR, Mortimer JA, Vogt RC. 2014. First Evidence that Chelonia mydas Hatchlings Emit Sounds. Copeia 2014(2):245-247. 2014 Phillips KP, Mortimer JA, Joliffe KG, Jorgensen TH, Richardson DS. 2014. Molecular techniques reveal cryptic life history and demographic processes of a critically endangered marine turtle. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 455:29-37. 2013 Mortimer JA, von Brandis RG. 2013. Mortality of Adult Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) at the Nesting Beaches of Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 12(1):151- 157. 2012 Mortimer J.A. 2012. Seasonality of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Reproduction at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles (1980-2011) I the Regional Context of the Western Indian Ocean. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11(2):170-181. 2012 Dalleau M, Ciccione S, Mortimer JA, Garnier J, Benhamou S, Bourjea J. 2012. Nesting phenology of marine turtles: insights from a regional comparative analysis on green turtle (Chelonia mydas). PloS one7(10):e46920. 2012 Sheppard CRC, Ateweberhan M, Bowen, BW, Carr P, Chen CA, Clubbe C, Craig MT, Ebinghaus R, Eble J, Fitzsimmons N, Gaither MR, Gan C-H, Gollock M, Guzman N, Graham NAJ, Harris A, Jones R, Keshavmurthy S, Koldewey H, Lundin CG, Mortimer JA, Obura D, Pfeiffer M, Price ARG, Purkis S, Raines, P, Readman JW, Riegl B, Rogers A, Schleyer M, Seaward, MRD, Sheppard ALS, Tamelander J, Turner JR, Visram S, Vogler C, Vogt S, Wolschke H, Yang JM-C, Yang S-Y, Yesson C. 2012. Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: why it is the world’s largest no-take marine protected area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 22(2):232-261. 2011 Mortimer JA, von Brandis RG, Liljevik A, Chapman R, Collie J. 2011. Fall and rise of nesting green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles: Positive response to four decades of protection (1968-2008). Chelonian Conservation & Biology 10(2):165-176 2011 Mortimer JA, Camille J-C, Boniface N. 2011. Seasonality and status of nesting hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at D’Arros Island, Amirantes Group, Seychelles. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 10(1): 26-33. 2011 Mortimer JA, Gerlach J, Summerton P. 2011. Long distance migrations of hawksbills tagged as juveniles at Aldabra Atoll: Confirmation from Digital Photography. Marine Turtle Newsletter 129: 11-13. 2011 Wallace BP, DiMatteo AD, Bolten AB, Chaloupka MY, Hutchinson BJ,
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    munibetortugas01.qxp:Maquetacin 1 9/5/13 10:01 Pgina 1 munibetortugas01.qxp:Maquetacin 1 9/5/13 10:01 Pgina 2 munibetortugas01.qxp:Maquetacin 1 9/5/13 10:01 Pgina 3 Munibe Monographs. Nature Series, 1 munibetortugas01.qxp:Maquetacin 1 9/5/13 10:01 Pgina 4 Munibe. Suplemento, created in 1973, is a publication of the Aranzadi Society of Sciences of very speci- fic monographic studies corresponding to the areas of knowledge of antrophology and archaeology and natural sciences. In 2012 we decided to create two independent publications called to substitute the ear- lier Munibe. Suplemento: Munibe Monographs. Archaeology and Anthropology Series and Munibe Mo- nographs. Nature Series. Edited by: Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi Aranzadi Zientzia Elkartea Chief editor: Dr. Juan Arizaga – Aranzadi Society of Sciences Scientific committee: Dr. Fernando Alda – IREC-Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Dr. Emilio Barba – University of Valencia Dr. Álvaro Bueno – University of Oviedo Dr. Alberto Castro – Aranzadi Society of Sciences Dr. Ignacio Doadrio – NMNS-Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Dr. Arturo Elósegi – University of the Basque Country Dr. M. Carmen Escala – University of Navarra Mr. Alberto Gosá – Aranzadi Society of Sciences Dr. Iván de la Hera – Netherlands Institute of Ecology Dr. Asier Hilario – Basque Coast Geopark Dr. Ricardo Ibañez – University of Navarra Dr. Eduardo Leorri – East Carolina University Dr. Ibai Olariaga – Swedish Museum of Natural History Editoral board: Juantxo Agirre-Mauleon – General Secretary of Aranzadi Society of Sciences Lourdes Ancín – Librarian of Aranzadi Society of Science Ariñe Crespo – Secretary of the Deparment of Ornitology of Aranzadi Society of Sciences Mertxe Labara – Executive Secretary of Aranzadi Society of Sciences Nagore Zaldua-Mendizabal – Department of Herpetology of Aranzadi Society of Sciences Redaction and exchange: Sociedad de Ciencias ARANZADI Zientzia Elkartea Zorroagagaina, 11 • 20014 Donostia / San Sebastián Tel.