δ13C and δ15N in the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The Deepwater Horizon explosion in April 2010 and subsequent oil spill released 3.19 × 106 barrels (5.07 × 108 l) of MC252 crude oil into important foraging areas of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii (Lk) in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM). We measured δ13C and δ15N in sc...

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Main Authors: Reich, KJ, López-Castro, MC, Shaver, DJ, Iseton, C, Hart, KM, Hooper, MJ, Schmitt, CJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2017-04-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v33/p281-289/