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2006 Chagos Research Expeditions, both funded by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office with contributions from the Fauna & Flora International 100% Fund in 1996, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Multinational Species Conservation Fund (98210-6-G073) in 2006. The 1999 Diego Garcia survey was implemented in collabora- tion with Fauna & Flora International, funded by the UK Overseas Territories Programme. The Bertarelli Foundation facilitated the 2016 rapid surveys. Monthly track counts on the Diego Garcia index beach during 2006–2018 were assisted by K. Dunn, K. Corson and many volunteers. Travel and logistical support were provided by a Darwin Initiative Challenge Fund grant (EIDCF008), the UK Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, College of Science of Swansea University, and the British Indian Ocean Territory Scientific Advisory Group of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The authors acknowledge use of Maptool (
seaturtle.org) for production of Fig. 1.
Author contributions Study design: JAM, NE, GCH; rapid-survey fieldwork: JAM in 1996, 1999, 2006, NE in 2016; design and inception of index beach monthly surveys: JAM; implementation of monthly surveys: ANG; data compilation, analysis and writing: JAM, NE, with contributions from all authors.
Conflicts of interest None.
Ethical standards This research abided by the Oryx guidelines on ethical standards, was non-intrusive, and approved by Swansea University Ethics Committee and the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. All necessary permits were obtained for conducting re- search in British Indian Ocean Territory.
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