Relationship of trauma to sea turtles stranded on Cumberland Island, Georgia, 1986-1987
Ruckdeschel CA and Shoop CR. 1989. Relationship of trauma to sea turtles stranded on Cumberland Island, Georgia, 1986-1987. Order number 41910-00170. Cumberland Island Museum. Jacksonville, FL
A study to determine the frequency and types of antemortem and postmortem trauma to sea turtles stranded on Cumberland Island during 1986 and 1987. Includes description of study methods (weekly beach patrols, response to stranding reports, necropsies); results (number of strandings, sex and age distribution, trauma locations, causes and kinds of trauma); and discussion (analysis of injuries and possible influences on turtle mortality).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ruckdeschel, Carol; Shoop, C
- Date of Issue
- 1989-01-01
- Publisher
- Cumberland Island Museum
- Units
- CUIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Mortality, Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae & Dermochelyidae), Stranding