36060
Leatherback_sea_turtle_age_and_growth.csv
Entity
Published / External
26473
Leatherback sea turtle age and growth
Data Set
Completed
These data were yielded by analysis of skeletal growth marks in scleral ossicles collected by participants in the national Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
associated with Avens L, Taylor JC, Goshe LR, Jones TT, Hastings M (2009) Use of skeletochronological analysis to estimate the age of leatherback sea turtles Dermochelys coriacea in the western North Atlantic. Endang Species Res 8:165-177. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00202
Theme
Age
Theme
Leatherback Turtle
Theme
carapace length
Theme
growth
Temporal
2001-2008
Data Table
Yes
These data were yielded by analysis of skeletal growth marks in scleral ossicles collected by participants in the national Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
Age
Numeric
Yes
No
2
0
Active
Age estimate based on skeletal growth mark counts in scleral ossicles
Years
Stranding_Date
Date
No
No
Active
Date turtle was recovered by participants in the national Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
ID_Number
Numeric
Yes
Yes
2
0
Active
Individual turtle identification number
Generated or assigned Sequential Number
Curved_Carapace_ Length_ in_ cm
Numeric
Yes
No
5
2
Active
Curved Carapace Length in centimeters (cm) as measured using flexible measuring tape and reported by stranding responder
cm
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