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Hypothermic Stunning in Juvenile Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Uruguayan Coastal Waters: Learning for Future Events
Virginia FerrandoAndrés EstradesGabriela M. Vélez-rubioJesús TomásRomina TrinchinRomina Trinchinsubject
0106 biological sciences010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyStunningContext (language use)Biologybiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural scienceslaw.inventionFisheryProlonged exposureSea temperatureSea turtlelawTemperate climateJuvenileAnimal Science and ZoologyTurtle (robot)Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
Abstract Chelonia mydas in temperate areas exhibits behavioral changes for adapting to sea temperature fluctuations; however, prolonged exposure to cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia and thus hypothermic stunning events. Here we report an unusual stranding event of 90 green turtles recorded in a 12-d period in July 2012 in southeastern Uruguay, analyzing the event in an oceanographic and meteorological context. Monitoring such events provides a unique opportunity to understand the impact of hypothermic stunning on juvenile green turtle stocks that spend the entire year in this temperate region of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-01 | Chelonian Conservation and Biology |