Gulf of Mexico Kemps ridley sea turtle age and growth from 1988 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0160329)

This dataset involves analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of 333 Kemps ridley sea turtles stranded dead along the Gulf of Mexico US coast (hatchling to adult) and provides age, growth rate, and stage duration estimates.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Larisa Avenas
Format:	Dataset
Language:	unknown
Published:	NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2017
Subjects:	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 0160329 160329 ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE BIOLOGICAL DATA growth rate visual observation biological laboratory analyses US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center Coastal waters of Alabama Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico Coastal Waters of Louisiana Coastal Waters of Mississippi Coastal Waters of Texas Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean oceanography Kemp's Ridley Lepidochelys kempii age growth sea turtle skeletochronology US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Beaufort, NC Laboratory (NMFS/SEFSC - Beaufort Lab - NMFS) VISUAL OBSERVATIONS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO 1988-2010 Alabama North Atlantic
Online Access:	https://search.dataone.org/view/{C98746CC-AC26-4555-99B4-3C50D9CB1356}

Description
Summary:	This dataset involves analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of 333 Kemps ridley sea turtles stranded dead along the Gulf of Mexico US coast (hatchling to adult) and provides age, growth rate, and stage duration estimates.