Density and exposure of surface-pelagic juvenile sea turtles to Deepwater Horizon oil

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill posed a severe threat to surface-pelagic sea turtles because the surface convergence zones, which provide vital habitat by aggregating pelagic Sargassum and other floating material, also aggregated floating oil. Following the DWH spill, turtle rescue operat...

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Main Authors: McDonald, TL, Schroeder, BA, Stacy, BA, Wallace, BP, Starcevich, LA, Gorham, J, Tumlin, MC, Cacela, D, Rissing, M, McLamb, DB, Ruder, E, Witherington, BE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2017-01-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v33/p69-82/