Sea Turtle

Program, Project, or Expedition Name:

Sea turtle growth meta-analysis

Data Link: https://github.com/matthewdramirez/SeaTurtleGrowthMeta-analysis


InstitutionLMRCSC, OSU
Principal InvestigatorMatthew Ramirez | matt88wde@gmail.com | 256-617-0843
Funding Agency/Contract #NOAA EPP, LMRCSC, NA16SEC4810007
Collection Start Date8/1/2018 
Objectives of Data Collection EffortSynthesize existing sea turtle growth data through Bayesian hierarchical modeling
Collection End Date7/31/2020
Data Collectors Identifying NumbersNA
Ship or Other Platform NameNA
Geographic Location [Latitude(s)/longitude(s)]NA
Unitsyr-1, cm
Data ParametersBrody growth coefficient, K; asymptotic length, L∞
Precision0.001 yr-1, 0.01 cm
Observation Methodologystatistical model
Instrument/Gear Identification of DescriptionNA
Analysis MethodologyBayesian statistics, mixed-effects modeling, von Bertalanffy
Data Processing/ Reduction MethodologyR code; JAGS, R2jags, loo
Explanations of Data Quality FlagsGelman-Rubin diagnostic < 1.05, effective sample size > 300, Pareto k diagnostic < 0.5
Citations of Relevant Publications and Grey LiteratureRamirez MD, Popovska T, Babcock EA (2021) Global synthesis of sea turtle von Bertalanffy growth parameters through Bayesian hierarchical modeling. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 657:191-207. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13544
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