Objective Long term monitoring and conservation management are mandated for adequate estimations of sea turtle population size, conservation status and trends. In this multidisciplinary project, a former Marie Curie postdoctoral scientist experienced in reproductive ecology of marine turtles will fuse his expertise, enhanced during his postdoctoral fellowship, with an integrated approach using state-of-the-art technological tools. The applicant will perform electronic nest monitoring, satellite tracking, molecular genetics analyses and remotely sensed oceanography to study the ecology and conservation status of marine turtles nesting populations in the Dominican Republic (DR), as a continuation of his research in the past two years. The true quality of this bid lies on two aspects: First, in its broad-reaching and integrated approach to the study of these populations of critically endangered migratory marine vertebrates; and second, in the transfer of knowledge and use of novel techniques learnt by the applicant from the team and the country where he was placed for his fellowship, to the new host institution. The scientific literature, conservationists, local and regional stakeholders in Dominican Republic, the new host institution and the applicant will all benefit immensely. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmolecular biologymolecular geneticsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesoceanographysocial sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systems Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG - Marie Curie Action: "Reintegration Grants" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ERG - European Re-integration Grants (ERG) Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA EU contribution € 45 000,00 Address AVENIDA BLASCO IBANEZ 13 46010 Valencia Spain See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Angeles Sanchis (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
