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. 2015 Nov 17;5:16789. doi: 10.1038/srep16789

Table 1. Projections of air temperature (°C) and precipitation (mm) throughout the 21st century for nesting sites used by leatherback turtles around the world.

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Locations were in the eastern Pacific (Playa Grande, Costa Rica), Caribbean Sea (Sandy Point, St. Croix and Pacuare, Costa Rica) and Indian Ocean (Maputaland, South Africa). Dark gray area shows months in the nesting season. Light gray area shows months that are projected to have temperatures similar to current nesting season conditions by the end of the 21st century.