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Oil and sea turtles : biology, planning, and response

Title
Oil and sea turtles : biology, planning, and response / Gary Shigenaka, technical editor ; contributing authors, Sarah Milton [and others].
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, [2003]

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Additional Authors
  • Shigenaka, Gary.
  • Milton, Sarah.
  • United States. National Ocean Service. Office of Response and Restoration.
Description
111 pages : illustrations (some color); 22 cm
Alternative Title
Biology, planning, and response
Subject
  • Sea turtles > Effect of oil spills on
  • Turtles > Effect of oil spills on
Genre/Form
Government publications
Note
  • Shipping list no.: 2004-0018-P.
  • "August 2003."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via Internet from the NOAA Web site. Address as of 6/17/04: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilaids/turtles/pdfs/turtles.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
Contents
  • 1. Sea turtle taxonomy and distribution -- 2. Life history and physiology -- 3. Natural and human impacts on turtles -- 4. Oil toxicity and impacts on sea turtles -- 5. Response considerations for sea turtles -- 6. Case studies of spills that threaten sea turtles.
  • Impacts of tarballs -- Protocol for recovery of oiled marine turtles at sea -- Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) coordinators.
LCCN
2003373457
OCLC
  • ocm53343777
  • 53343777
  • SCSB-1315364
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library