Leatherback sea turtle age and growth

Description

This involves two studies. This first study involves analysis of skeletal growth marks in scleral ossicle bones of 33 leatherback sea turtles stranded dead along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico US coasts (hatchling to adult) and 8 captive-reared juvenile leatherbacks and provides age estimates The second later study involves leatherback back-calculated age and growth in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 zipped file containing all files for this data set https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/parr/26473.zip
33 Journal article using this data. (doi: 10.3354/esr00202) http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2009/8/n008p165.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26473
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/26473.pdf

Tags

  • dermochelys coriacea
  • north pacific ocean
  • biological data
  • leatherback turtles
  • camera
  • noaa
  • southeast fisheries science center
  • biological classification
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/sefsc
  • atlantic ocean
  • 2001-2008
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • animals/vertebrates
  • earth science
  • national marine fisheries service
  • skeletal growth marks
  • ocean
  • reptiles
  • funded projects
  • animals - individual - age
  • sea turtles
  • turtles
  • north atlantic ocean
  • pacific ocean

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