Green sea turtle age, growth, and population characteristics in St. Joseph Bay, Florida from 1998 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0159273)

This data set contains morphology, sex ratio, body condition, disease status, age structure, and growth patterns of 448 green sea turtles cold stunned in St. Joseph Bay, Florida during 2010.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Larisa Avens, Lisa R. Goshe, Christopher Taylor, Todd Jones, Mervin Hastings
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 0159273 159273 ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE BIOLOGICAL DATA REPTILES calipers scale laboratory analyses US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center Coastal Waters of Florida Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean oceanography US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Beaufort, NC Laboratory (NMFS/SEFSC - Beaufort Lab - NMFS) 2010 Chelonia mydas age structure anterior carapace depth body condition curved carapace length notch to notch curved carapace length notch to tip curved carapace width disease status dorsal tail length front flipper chord length front flipper claw length green turtle growth patterns head length head width length of tail from vent to tail morphology plastron length protected species rear flipper claw length sex sraightline carapace length notch to notch straightline carapace length notch to tip straightline carapace width tail length testes length testes width weight weight of heart weight of kidney weight of liver weight of spleen measuring tape OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Florida St. Joseph Bay North Atlantic
Online Access:	https://search.dataone.org/view/{E512E20C-7E43-4489-9F50-4EDF0B828497}

Description
Summary:	This data set contains morphology, sex ratio, body condition, disease status, age structure, and growth patterns of 448 green sea turtles cold stunned in St. Joseph Bay, Florida during 2010.