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Nesting Phenology of Marine Turtles: Insights from a Regional Comparative Analysis on Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1,2,6,7 ´ 2 3,4 5 6 Mayeul Dalleau *, Stephane Ciccione , Jeanne A. Mortimer , Julie Garnier , Simon Benhamou , ´ ˆ 7 Jerome Bourjea ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ 1 UMR Espace-Dev, University of La Reunion, Saint-Denis, La Reunion, France, 2 Kelonia, l’observatoire des tortues marines de La Reunion, Saint-Leu, La Reunion, France, ´ 3 Seychelles Islands Foundation, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles, 4 Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America, 5 The Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom, 6 Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montpellier, France, 7 Institut ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ Franc¸ais de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer de La Reunion, Delegation de l’Ocean Indien, Le Port, La Reunion, France Abstract Changes in phenology, the timing of seasonal activities, are among the most frequently observed responses to environmental disturbances and in marine species are known to occur in response to climate changes that directly affects ocean temperature, biogeochemical composition and sea level. We examined nesting seasonality data from long-term studies at 8 green turtle (Chelonia mydas) rookeries that include 21 specific nesting sites in the South-West