Dr Kimberley Stokes

Visitor (Science and Engineering)

Faculty of Science and Engineering

+44 (0) 1792 295692

k.l.stokes@swansea.ac.uk

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

My research focuses on aspects of sea turtle ecology and conservation. I am currently studying the depth use ecology of green and hawksbill turtles in the Chagos Archipelago, and I am also conducting experimental work into the effects of plastic pollution on sea turtle nest incubation conditions.

Areas Of Expertise

Satellite tracking of sea turtles
Depth use ecology of sea turtles
Nesting ecology of sea turtles
Impacts of plastic pollution in beach sand

Career Highlights

Research

Marine Conservation and Ecology Lab (MarCEL)

Publications

Research Highlights

Omeyer, L., Stokes, K., Beton, D., Çiçek, B., Davey, S., Fuller, W., Godley, B., Sherley, R., Snape, R., & Broderick, A. (2021). Investigating differences in population recovery rates of two sympatrically nesting sea turtle species. Animal Conservation, 24(5), 832-846.
https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12689, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58565
Stokes, K., Esteban, N., Stokes, H., & Hays, G. (2023). High dive efficiency in shallow water. Marine Biology, 170(4)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04179-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04179-3
Stokes, K., Esteban, N., Casale, P., Chiaradia, A., Kaska, Y., Kato, A., Luschi, P., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Stokes, H., & Hays, G. (2024). Optimization of swim depth across diverse taxa during horizontal travel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(52)
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2413768121, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68090
Stokes, H., Stokes, K., Mortimer, J., Laloë, J., Esteban, N., & Hays, G. (2025). Assessing the impacts of satellite tagging on growth rates of immature hawksbill turtles. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 16(1), 160-169.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14464, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68366
Kale, N., Stokes, K., Hays, G., & Esteban, N. (2025). Separating biological signal from methodological noise in home range estimates. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 16(9), 2131-2144.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.70112, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69964
Kale, N., Quinn, L., Fouad, A., Hays, G., Stokes, K., & Esteban, N. (2025). Impact of marine hitchhiker load on host energy intake. Marine Biology, 172(12)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-025-04741-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70527
Stokes, K., Esteban, N., Mortimer, J., Rattray, A., & Hays, G. (2026). The value of satellite tracking across multiple year cohorts to identify key areas for conservation. Biology Letters, 22(1), 20250363
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0363, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70907

All Research

Journal Articles

Stokes, K., Esteban, N., Mortimer, J., Rattray, A., & Hays, G. (2026). The value of satellite tracking across multiple year cohorts to identify key areas for conservation. Biology Letters, 22(1), 20250363
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0363, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70907
Kale, N., Quinn, L., Fouad, A., Hays, G., Stokes, K., & Esteban, N. (2025). Impact of marine hitchhiker load on host energy intake. Marine Biology, 172(12)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-025-04741-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70527
Kale, N., Stokes, K., Hays, G., & Esteban, N. (2025). Separating biological signal from methodological noise in home range estimates. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 16(9), 2131-2144.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.70112, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69964
Stokes, H., Stokes, K., Mortimer, J., Laloë, J., Esteban, N., & Hays, G. (2025). Assessing the impacts of satellite tagging on growth rates of immature hawksbill turtles. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 16(1), 160-169.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14464, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68366
Stokes, K., Esteban, N., Casale, P., Chiaradia, A., Kaska, Y., Kato, A., Luschi, P., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Stokes, H., & Hays, G. (2024). Optimization of swim depth across diverse taxa during horizontal travel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(52)
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2413768121, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68090
Stokes, K., Esteban, N., Stokes, H., & Hays, G. (2023). High dive efficiency in shallow water. Marine Biology, 170(4)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04179-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04179-3
Omeyer, L., Stokes, K., Beton, D., Çiçek, B., Davey, S., Fuller, W., Godley, B., Sherley, R., Snape, R., & Broderick, A. (2021). Investigating differences in population recovery rates of two sympatrically nesting sea turtle species. Animal Conservation, 24(5), 832-846.
https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12689, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58565

Supervision

Ecology of sea turtles in the Western Indian Ocean (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Nicole Esteban
Controlled trials of artificial irrigation methods to combat high sea turtle nest temperatures (awarded 2024)

MRes

Other supervisor: Dr Nicole Esteban

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