Data tables in support of manuscript "δ13C and δ15N in the Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill"
April 19, 2017
The Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in April 2010 released 3.19 million barrels of MC252 crude oil into important foraging areas of the endangered Kemps ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii; Lk) in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM). We measured delta-13 C and delta-15 N in scute biopsy samples from Lk that nested in Texas during 2010-12. Satellite-tracked Lk returned to traditional northern GoM foraging areas after the spill.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Title | Data tables in support of manuscript "δ13C and δ15N in the Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" |
| DOI | 10.5066/F70C4SXJ |
| Authors | Christopher J Schmitt, Kimberly J. Reich, Melania C. Lopez-Castro, Donna J. Shaver, Claire Iseton, Kristen M Hart, Michael J Hooper |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Columbia Environmental Research Center |
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