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Adult_loggerhead_turtle_size_age_stage_duration.csv
Entity
Published / External
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Adult loggerhead turtle size, age, stage duration
Data Set
Completed
These data were yielded by analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of juvenile and adult loggerhead sea turtles collected along the US Atlantic coast by participants in the national Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Beaufort
NC
USA
NOAA Beaufort Laboratory
Data Table
Yes
These data were yielded by analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of juvenile and adult loggerhead sea turtles collected along the US Atlantic coast by participants in the national Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
10
ID
Numeric
Yes
No
3
Active
Individual-specific turtle identification number
15
SCL_Initial
Numeric
No
No
Active
Estimate of initial Straight Carapace Length (cm) for the annual somatic growth increment
cm
30.4
##.#
20
Age
Numeric
Yes
No
5
2
Active
Estimated age in years at the beginning of the annual somatic growth incremen
years
12.54
##.##
30
Sex
Character
7
Yes
No
Active
Sex of the turtle as determined through necropsy (female, male, unknown)
female male unknown
35
State
Character
2
Yes
No
Active
Abbreviation for US State in which stranded sea turtle was recovered
In all cases in which FL is indicated, it is always on the Atlantic Coast of Florida.
Should be a state on the Atlantic Coast
40
SCL_Mean
Numeric
No
No
4
1
Active
Estimate of mean Straight Carapace Length in cm for the annual somatic growth increment
cm
not determined
50
Growth
Numeric
No
No
4
1
Active
Annual somatic growth rate (centimeter/Year) change in carapace length.
cm/year
not determined
80
Year
Numeric
Yes
No
4
Active
Calendar year associated with the annual somatic growth rate
1999
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SEFSC
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Miami
FL
33149
USA
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