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Condition
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4
5
Condition
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2
3
4
5
n Code
n Code
Decompo
Fresh
Moderately
Severely d
Dried
Skeleton,
Decompo
Fresh
Moderately
Severely d
Dried
Skeleton,
osition State
h dead
y decomposed
decomposed
carcass
bones only
osition State
h dead
y decomposed
decomposed
carcass
bones only
- Body mostly
- Stro- M
- Rem
- Car
- Portion o
- Body mostly
- Stro- M
- Rem
- Car
- Portion o
- Body sy intact, skin/scu
- No longer bl- Flippers in
- Large cuts, m- Moderate
ong to moderateMost soft tissue mains not yet on
- significantapace/scutes sti
- Clean bof carapace scut
- Body sy intact, skin/scu
- No longer bl- Flippers in
- Large cuts, m- Moderate
ong to moderateMost soft tissue mains not yet on
- Significantrapace/scutes sti
- Clean bof carapace scut
Description
slightly to very utes none/mild ploated/carcass lon OK to bad shamost internal orto significant sk
e amount of skin gone, head andnly bones, somet amount of expill attached to bobones, no attachetes may be intac
Description
slightly to very utes none/mild ploated/carcass lon OK to bad shamost internal orto significant sk
e amount of skingone, head and
nly bones, somet amount of exp
till attached to bbones, no attachetes may be intac
bloated peeling, small cooks deflated ape/missing rgans missing kin peeling n/soft tissue rem
d flippers missine soft tissue remposed bones one ato some deed tissue
ct, but not attach
bloated peeling, small cooks deflated ape/missing rgans missing kin peeling n/soft tissue rem
d flippers missine soft tissue remposed bones bone to some deged tissue
ct, but not attach
cuts/scratches
main ng
mains
egree
hed to ribs
cuts/scratches
main ng
mains
gree
hed to ribs
Condition
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2
3
4
5
Condition
1
2
3
4
5
n Code
n Code
Decompo
Fresh
Moderately
Severely d
Dried
Skeleton,
Decompo
Fresh
Moderately
Severely d
Dried
Skeleton,
osition State
h dead
y decomposed
decomposed
carcass
bones only
osition State
h dead
y decomposed
decomposed
carcass
bones only
- Body mostly
- Stro- M
- Rem
- Car
- Portion o
- Body mostly
- Stro- M
- Rem
- Car
- Portion o
- Body sy intact, skin/scu
- No longer bl- Flippers in
- Large cuts, m- Moderate
ong to moderateMost soft tissue mains not yet on
- significantapace/scutes sti
- Clean bof carapace scut
- Body sy intact, skin/scu
- No longer bl- Flippers in
- Large cuts, m- Moderate
ong to moderateMost soft tissue mains not yet on
- Significantrapace/scutes sti
- Clean bof carapace scut
Description
slightly to very utes none/mild ploated/carcass lon OK to bad shamost internal orto significant sk
e amount of skin gone, head andnly bones, somet amount of expill attached to bobones, no attachetes may be intac
Description
slightly to very utes none/mild ploated/carcass lon OK to bad shamost internal orto significant sk
e amount of skingone, head and
nly bones, somet amount of exp
till attached to bbones, no attachetes may be intac
bloated peeling, small cooks deflated ape/missing rgans missing kin peeling n/soft tissue rem
d flippers missine soft tissue remposed bones one ato some deed tissue
ct, but not attach
bloated peeling, small cooks deflated ape/missing rgans missing kin peeling n/soft tissue rem
d flippers missine soft tissue remposed bones bone to some deged tissue
ct, but not attach
cuts/scratches
main ng
mains
egree
hed to ribs
cuts/scratches
main ng
mains
gree
hed to ribs
Condition
1
2
3
4
5
Condition
1
2
3
4
5
n Code
n Code
Decompo
Fresh
Moderately
Severely d
Dried
Skeleton,
Decompo
Fresh
Moderately
Severely d
Dried
Skeleton,
osition State
h dead
y decomposed
decomposed
carcass
bones only
osition State
h dead
y decomposed
decomposed
carcass
bones only
- Body mostly
- Stro- M
- Rem
- Car
- Portion o
- Body mostly
- Stro- M
- Rem
- Car
- Portion o
- Body sy intact, skin/scu
- No longer bl- Flippers in
- Large cuts, m- Moderate
ong to moderateMost soft tissue mains not yet on
- significantapace/scutes sti
- Clean bof carapace scut
- Body sy intact, skin/scu
- No longer bl- Flippers in
- Large cuts, m- Moderate
ong to moderateMost soft tissue mains not yet on
- Significantrapace/scutes sti
- Clean bof carapace scut
Description
slightly to very utes none/mild ploated/carcass lon OK to bad shamost internal orto significant sk
e amount of skin gone, head andnly bones, somet amount of expill attached to bobones, no attachetes may be intac
Description
slightly to very utes none/mild ploated/carcass lon OK to bad shamost internal orto significant sk
e amount of skingone, head and
nly bones, somet amount of exp
till attached to bbones, no attachetes may be intac
bloated peeling, small cooks deflated ape/missing rgans missing kin peeling n/soft tissue rem
d flippers missine soft tissue remposed bones one ato some deed tissue
ct, but not attach
bloated peeling, small cooks deflated ape/missing rgans missing kin peeling n/soft tissue rem
d flippers missine soft tissue remposed bones bone to some deged tissue
ct, but not attach
cuts/scratches
main ng
mains
egree
hed to ribs
cuts/scratches
main ng
mains
gree
hed to ribs
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Case File F
Case No
Case Fil
Reporti
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Turtle carcass isNo organisms oMild odor
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rate wave action
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ng Officers: ___
Conditions: clou
mperature: 28°C
servations:
urtle carcass is nblue crab noted
Moderate odor
description of
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udy, low wind,
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carcass:
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calm sea
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Case No
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r Conditions: pa
emperature: 29°
bservations:
Turtle carcass is3 blue crabs andStrong odor
d description o
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artly cloudy, low
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f carcass:
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w wind, low wav
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Case No.
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Reportin
Weather
Water tem
Field obs
Tu 1 M
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ng Officers: ___
Conditions: par
mperature: 29°C
servations:
urtle carcass is nblue crab noted
Mild odor
description of
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rtly cloudy, mod
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not floating at sd on turtle
carcass:
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derate wave acti
surface
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ion, med wind
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r Conditions: su
emperature: 30°
bservations:
Turtle carcass isNo organisms oNo odor
d description o
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f carcass:
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wind, mid/low w
surface animal
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wave action
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Water tem
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ng Officers: ___
Conditions: sun
mperature: 30°C
servations:
urtle carcass is nNo organisms obNo odor
description of
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Graphing Assignment Name______________________ Date______________________
1) Plot the data on the blank chart above. Give your chart a title and axis labels.
A) What is the independent variable?
B) What is the dependent variable?
2) Use the graph to answer each question:
A) How long did it take the turtle to decay to code 3?
How long did it take the turtle to decay from code 2 to code 4?
B) What condition code stage did the turtle spend the most time in?
How many days was the turtle in this stage?
3) Name three threats that sea turtles face:
1.
2.
3.
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2
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4
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Graphing Assignment Name______________________ Date______________________
1) Plot the data on the blank chart above. Give your chart a title and axis labels.
A) What is the independent variable? Time (days)
B) What is the dependent variable? Condition code
2) Use the graph to answer each question:
A) How long did it take the turtle to decay to code 3? 2 days
How long did it take the turtle to decay from code 2 to code 4? 3 days
B) What condition code stage did the turtle spend the most time in? Codes 3 and 4
How many days was the turtle in this stage? 2 days
3) Name three threats that sea turtles face:
1. Fisheries interactions/entanglement in gear (nets, hooks, etc.)
2. Pollution
3. Boat strike Other possible answers: climate change, habitat loss, erosion, poaching, predation, etc.
0
1
2
3
4
5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6Time (days)
Cond
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Cod
e Example title: The effect of time on sea turtle condition code (“The effect of IV on DV” format)