GOM_Kemps_ridley_growth_at_age.csv
Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36598 | Updated: October 3, 2024 | Published / External
Item Identification
| Title: | GOM_Kemps_ridley_growth_at_age.csv |
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| Status: | Completed |
| Abstract: |
Provides a rate of somatic growth by age for Kemp's Ridley turtles that were yielded by analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of Kemp's Ridley sea turtles collected along the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) coast prior to April, 2010, by participants in the national Sea Stranding Network. |
Physical Location
| Organization: | National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland |
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| City: | Silver Spring |
| State/Province: | MD |
Entity Information
| Entity Type: | Data Table |
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| Active Version?: | Yes |
| Description: |
Provides a rate of somatic growth by age for Kemp's Ridley turtles that were yielded by analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of Kemp's Ridley sea turtles collected along the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) coast prior to April, 2010, by participants in the national Sea Stranding Network. |
Data Attributes
Attribute Summary
|
|
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
100
|
Turtle_ID | Numeric | Individual-specific turtle identification number | |
|
100
|
State | Character | Abbreviation for US State in which stranded sea turtle was recovered In all cases in which FL is indicated, it is always on the Gulf Coast of Florida. | |
|
100
|
Sex | Character | Sex of the turtle as determined through necropsy (female, male, unknown) | |
|
100
|
SCL | Numeric | Estimated initial straightline carapace length (notch-tip, cm) at beginning of annual somatic growth increment | |
|
100
|
Growth | Numeric | Annual estimated somatic growth rate (cm SCL/yr) | |
|
100
|
Age | Numeric | Estimated age in years at the beginning of the annual somatic growth incremen | |
|
100
|
Year | Numeric | Calendar year associated with the annual somatic growth rate |
Attribute Details
Turtle_ID
| Seq. Order: | 10 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Precision: | 3 |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Individual-specific turtle identification number |
State
| Seq. Order: | 25 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Character |
| Max Length: | 2 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Abbreviation for US State in which stranded sea turtle was recovered In all cases in which FL is indicated, it is always on the Gulf Coast of Florida. |
| Validation Rules: |
Should be a state on the Gulf Coast |
Sex
| Seq. Order: | 30 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Character |
| Max Length: | 7 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Sex of the turtle as determined through necropsy (female, male, unknown) |
| Allowed Values: | female male unknown |
SCL
| Seq. Order: | 40 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Precision: | 4 |
| Scale: | 1 |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Estimated initial straightline carapace length (notch-tip, cm) at beginning of annual somatic growth increment |
| Unit of Measure: | cm |
| Null Value Meaning: |
not determined |
Growth
| Seq. Order: | 50 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
| Max Length: | 5 |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Precision: | 2 |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Annual estimated somatic growth rate (cm SCL/yr) |
| General Data Type: | Numeric |
| Unit of Measure: | cm/year |
| Display Example: | 11.21 |
| Format Mask: | ##.## |
Age
| Seq. Order: | 55 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Precision: | 5 |
| Scale: | 2 |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Estimated age in years at the beginning of the annual somatic growth incremen |
| Unit of Measure: | years |
| Display Example: | 12.54 |
| Format Mask: | ##.## |
Year
| Seq. Order: | 80 |
|---|---|
| Data Storage Type: | Numeric |
| Required: | Yes |
| Primary Key: | No |
| Precision: | 4 |
| Status: | Active |
| Description: |
Calendar year associated with the annual somatic growth rate |
| Display Example: | 1999 |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Avens, Larisa |
| Address: |
101 Pivers Island Rd. Beaufort, NC |
| Email Address: | larisa.avens@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (252)728-8747 |
| Fax: | (252)728-8784 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
| Email Address: | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
| URL: | NCEI Contact Information |
| Contact Instructions: |
NCEI Archive |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Avens, Larisa |
| Address: |
101 Pivers Island Rd. Beaufort, NC |
| Email Address: | larisa.avens@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (252)728-8747 |
| Fax: | (252)728-8784 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Person): | Avens, Larisa |
| Address: |
101 Pivers Island Rd. Beaufort, NC |
| Email Address: | larisa.avens@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (252)728-8747 |
| Fax: | (252)728-8784 |
| Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Start Date: | 2017 |
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| End Date: | Present |
| Download URL: | https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0104/0160329/1.1/data/0-data/18757/Growth_at_age/GOM_Kemps_ridley_growth_at_age.csv |
| Distributor: | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2017 - Present) |
| File Name: | GOM_Kemps_ridley_growth_at_age.csv |
| Compression: | Uncompressed |
| Review Status: | Chked Viruses Inapp Content |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 36598 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36598 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2017-02-01 16:33+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-10-03 18:16+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-04-29 |
| Owner Org: | SEFSC |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-04-29 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-04-29 |