Did declining carrying capacity for the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle population within the Gulf of Mexico contribute to the nesting setback in 2010−2017?

Caillouet, Jr. CW, Raborn SW, Shaver DJ, Putman NF, Gallaway BJ. 2018. Did declining carrying capacity for the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle population within the Gulf of Mexico contribute to the nesting setback in 2010−2017?. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 17(1)

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Journal Article
Authors
Caillouet, Jr., Charles; Raborn, Scott; Shaver, Donna; Putman, Natalie; Gallaway, Benny
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PAIS
Keywords
carrying capacity, Cheloniidae, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, ecosystem degradation, Gulf of Mexico, Lepidochelys kempii, Mexico, nesting female abundance index, per capita food availability, regression models, Reptilia, shrimp trawling, Tamaulipas, Testudines

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