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Gulf of Mexico Offshore Sea Turtle Stable Isotope Analysis, 2015-2017

Authors: Katherine Mansfield, Erin Seney, Nathan Putman, Katrina Phillips
Published On: May 30 2018 21:03 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7KD1W90
UDI: FL.x708.000:0003
Project Information

Funded By:
Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program

Funding Cycle:
FLRACEP 1

Research Group:
Ontogenetic Shifts in Sea Turtle Habitat Use and Foraging Ecology

Point of Contact

Katrina Phillips
University of Central Florida / Department of Biology
katrina.phillips@knights.ucf.edu

Data Collection Period
2015-06-01
to
2017-07-26
Theme keywords

stable isotope, d15N, d13C, sea turtle, Hawksbill sea turtle, Green sea turtle, Kemp's ridley sea turtle, offshore, Eretmochelys imbricata, Chelonia mydas, Lepidochelys kempii

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Abstract:

Location data were used in conjunction with stable isotope analyses to investigate isotopic patterns across sampled sea turtles. Foraging ecology was assessed through stable isotope analysis of nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) in skin sampled from captured turtles. Morphometric data of sampled turtles are located in GRIIDC dataset FL.x708.000:0001.

Suggested Citation:

Katherine Mansfield, Erin Seney, Nathan Putman, Katrina Phillips. 2018. Gulf of Mexico Offshore Sea Turtle Stable Isotope Analysis, 2015-2017. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7KD1W90

Purpose:

To characterize oceanic stage sea turtle foraging ecology and ontogenetic shifts.

Data Parameters and Units:

turtle ID (satellite tag ID), sea turtle species (Ei: Eretmochelys imbricata, Cm: Chelonia mydas, Lk: Lepidochelys kempii), launch location (Venice, LA or Cortez, FL), capture date (MM/DD/YY), capture latitude (decimal degrees), capture longitude (decimal degrees), d15N (ppt), d13C (ppt)