West Florida coastal waters data contains sea turtle life history, diet analysis, and environmental records from 1997 to 2003. The dataset was compiled by NOAA NCEI to study relative abundance, distributions, movements, and feeding habits. Research focused on the endangered Kemp's Ridley turtle, with other species collected opportunistically.
Use Cases
- Analyze feeding habits and diet composition from diet analysis columns for different turtle species.
- Model temporal and spatial distributions using recorded date and location data across the 7-year period.
- Investigate habitat requirements by correlating environmental data columns with turtle presence records.
- Assess population structure by examining sex ratio and life history data for immature turtles.
Strengths
- Data spans a 7-year temporal range from 1997 to 2003.
- Focus includes the highly endangered Kemp's Ridley turtle.
Limitations
- Sample size and row count are unknown, potentially limiting statistical power.
- Data is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in 2003.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Recorded during routine sampling operations in nearshore waters.
- Time Range
- 1997 to 2003
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Coastal waters of West Florida