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SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6892539 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Xiaojian X Manning James J Prescott Robert R Page Felicia F Zou Huimin H Faherty Mark M
PloS one 20191204 12
Kemp's ridley sea turtles were on the verge of extinction in the 1960s. While these sea turtles have slowly recovered, they are still critically endangered. In the last few years, the number of strandings on the beaches of Cape Cod, Massachusetts has increased by nearly an order of magnitude relative to preceding decades. This study uses a combination of ocean observations and a well-respected ocean model to investigate the causes and transport of cold-stunned sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay. After ...[more]