There is a growing interest among scientists about climate change and its adverse effects. One of the major adverse effects of climate change is the sea level rise (SLR), which will cause habitat loss for many species and threaten their survival. Sea turtles are an example of animal groups most likely to be threatened by SLR. It is, therefore, critical to predict the effect of SLR on sea turtle habitats to prepare better conservation and management plans that consider the climate change impact. With this aim, we projected the outcomes of SLR on the habitat and nest loss of one of the most important Mediterranean green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting beaches (Samandag, Turkey) using natural nests between 2008 and 2016 nesting seasons. Under the extreme scenario (1.2 m SLR) one-third of the coastal area and up to 18% of natural nests could be lost at a key green turtle nesting beach for this globally unique population.

科学家对气候变化及其不利影响的兴趣与日俱增。气候变化的主要不利影响之一是海平面上升（SLR），它将导致许多物种的栖息地丧失，并威胁其生存。海龟是最有可能受到SLR威胁的动物群体的一个例子。因此，至关重要的是要预测单反对海龟栖息地的影响，以制定考虑气候变化影响的更好的保护和管理计划。为此，我们将单反的结果预测为最重要的地中海绿海龟之一（ Chelonia mydas）的栖息地和巢穴损失。）在2008年至2016年的筑巢季节之间使用天然巢筑巢海滩（土耳其萨曼达格）。在极端情况下（SLR为1.2 m），对于这一全球独特的种群，在一个重要的绿海龟筑巢海滩上，三分之一的沿海地区和多达18％的自然巢可能会丢失。