Warming seas increase cold-stunning events for Kemp's ridley sea turtles in the northwest Atlantic.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Lucas P Griffin, Curtice R Griffin, John T Finn, Robert L Prescott, Mark Faherty, Brett M Still, Andy J Danylchuk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Ridley; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211503; https://doaj.org/article/fa352456f9a8480ab15e19749aa5e1ee

Since the 1970s, the magnitude of turtle cold-stun strandings have increased dramatically within the northwestern Atlantic. Here, we examine oceanic, atmospheric, and biological factors that may affect the increasing trend of cold-stunned Kemp's ridleys in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United St...